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This list is complementary to the List of pipeline accidents in the United States. Large accidents, qualifying as industrial disasters are included. The production process encompasses all parts of the process from drilling for fuels to refining or processing to the final product. It also includes storage and disposal of waste. Unless otherwise ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... List of pipeline accidents in the United States (1950–1969) ... 2000–present List of pipeline accidents in ...
As of 1 May 2001, 3,760 m 3 (31,500 US barrels) of crude oil had been recovered. [16] 2001: On September 29, a rupture occurred on the Enbridge Pipelines Inc. 508 mm (20.0 in) outside diameter Line 10 at Mile Post 1885.64, near Binbrook, Ontario. Line 10 transports crude oil from Westover, Ontario, to Buffalo, New York, United States. The ...
February 28 – Crude oil spilled from a ruptured pipeline leading to storage tank in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Some teen boys in the area saw crude oil bubbling out of manhole covers, and thought that igniting the oil would be a good idea. This caused a string of sewer explosions, causing manhole covers to fly 10 feet (3.0 m) into the air.
0–9. List of pipeline accidents in the United States before 1900; List of pipeline accidents in the United States (1900–1949) List of pipeline accidents in the United States (1950–1969)
A massive fire at the Avondale Colliery caused the death of 110 workers. It was the greatest mine disaster to that point in American history. February 16, 1883: Diamond Mine Disaster in Diamond, Illinois, United States. 74 people died, including 6 children. June 28, 1896: Twin Shaft disaster, Pittston, Pennsylvania. A massive cave-in killed 58 ...
This is a reverse-chronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the world and spill(s) that are currently ongoing. Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 US gallons , 256 Imperial gallons , 7.33 barrels , or 1165 litres .
March 16, 1978: The Amoco Cadiz, a VLCC owned by the company Amoco (now merged with BP) sank near the Northwest coasts of France, resulting in the spilling of 68,684,000 US Gallons of crude oil (1,635,000 barrels). This is the largest oil spill of its kind (spill from an oil tanker) in history.