Sunday, July 13, 2014

Tests on Exxon pipeline flawed, expert says

From:  Arkansas Times

by Max Brantley on Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 6:16 PM

BREAKING POINT: Photo shows tear in line that led to oil spill in Mayflower. - DUNCAN LAW FIRM
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  • BREAKING POINT: Photo shows tear in line that led to oil spill in Mayflower.
Inside Climate News, the prize-winning news outlet that we partnered with on reporting on the ExxonMobil pipeline break at Mayflower, has new reporting today based on FOI-produced documents that raise questions about the adequacy of testing aimed at assuring the safety of restarting the northern portion of the line.

ExxonMobil could restart the northern leg of its Pegasus oil pipeline within a year, but the company's pre-startup tests could leave behind threats large enough to endanger the public, according to a review of Exxon's proposal.

Those details and others are laid out in Exxon's repair plan for the Pegasus northern segment, a document that was submitted to federal pipeline regulators at the end of March. The so-called "integrity verification and remedial work plan" was not publicly released, but InsideClimate News obtained a copy through a public records request.  MORE

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