Trans-Alaska Pipeline Out of Service for Spill - 5/27/10
The 800-mile trans-Alaska pipeline remained out
of service Wednesday, after as many as several
thousand barrels of crude oil spilled into a massive tank and overflowed into a
secondary containment area the previous day about 100 miles south of Fairbanks.
According to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, the
oil was completely contained as responders continued to take a cautious
approach and producers were ordered to reduce production. And Alyeska Pipeline
Service Co. expected to have the pipeline back in full operation by midday
today. KCHU's Erik Wander has more:
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