When 10000 barrels of crude oil roll down your street

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Many Shale Companies Are Already On The Brink Of Bankruptcy

[neoplacebo]

Many Shale Companies Are Already On The Brink Of Bankruptcy

Read a book about some of these companies in Oklahoma; turns out this fracking process was causing little earthquakes because of the massive amounts of "slickwater" they were pumping into the ground to squeeze the oil out of the rock. One of the big honchos in Oklahoma City who headed up one of these companies......forget his name....he drove his car into a bridge abutment and killed himself. Oil companies in the US still get massive government subsidies that started nearly a hundred years ago but have never been rescinded. It's like a trump thing without the mouth.

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Read a book about some of these companies in Oklahoma; turns out this fracking process was causing little earthquakes because of the massive amounts of "slickwater" they were pumping into the ground to squeeze the oil out of the rock. One of the big honchos in Oklahoma City who headed up one of these companies......forget his name....he drove his car into a bridge abutment and killed himself. Oil companies in the US still get massive government subsidies that started nearly a hundred years ago but have never been rescinded. It's like a trump thing without the mouth.

Tax breaks, submarket mineral leasing fees on public lands, direct subsidies AND a bunch of indirect subsidies - pollution, oil wars, trade deficits, support for dictators, etc.

[neoplacebo]

Read a book about some of these companies in Oklahoma; turns out this fracking process was causing little earthquakes because of the massive amounts of "slickwater" they were pumping into the ground to squeeze the oil out of the rock. One of the big honchos in Oklahoma City who headed up one of these companies......forget his name....he drove his car into a bridge abutment and killed himself. Oil companies in the US still get massive government subsidies that started nearly a hundred years ago but have never been rescinded. It's like a trump thing without the mouth.

Tax breaks, submarket mineral leasing fees on public lands, direct subsidies AND a bunch of indirect subsidies - pollution, oil wars, trade deficits, support for dictators, etc.

Yeah, some of what's been going on is outrageous.....not a disco.....not a party. In 69 in Garfield County, CO (project Rulison) oil companies convinced the US government to detonate nuclear devices in an effort to find oil. A good time was had by all. No oil was found.

[O Really]

"Indigenous rights groups and climate action campaigners credited their years-long effort to block the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline with securing the latest legal victory against TC Energy on Wednesday after a federal judge in Montana invalidated a water-crossing permit needed to build the pipeline.

Judge Brian Morris ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued the permit without conducting a thorough assessment of the harm the pipeline would cause to endangered species in waterways along the oil infrastructure's planned route, which stretches 1,179 miles from Alberta, Canada to Nebraska.

Morris ordered a suspension of construction and the USACE was ordered to complete a formal analysis of the pipeline's potential impact on endangered species. If completed, the pipeline would carry 830,000 barrels of tar sands oil per day."

https://crooksandliars.com/2020/04/vict ... other-blow

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In case Alberta wonders why BC doesn't want their pipelines...
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/pi ... erta-creek

Tell KKR: Don't invest in the Coastal GasLink pipeline and respect Indigenous rights now!

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Court Rules Dakota Access Pipeline Must Be Emptied For Now



A federal judge has ruled that the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline must be emptied for now while the Army Corps of Engineers produces an environmental review.

In a decision posted Monday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said that it was clear shutting down the pipeline will cause disruption. But he said "the seriousness of the Corps' deficiencies outweighs the negative effects of halting the oil flow" during the estimated 13 months it will take to complete the environmental impact statement.

The court vacated the Corps' decision to grant federal approval for the project, and will require the pipeline to be emptied within 30 days.

Boasberg, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ordered the Corps in March to conduct a full environmental impact analysis. He said that the Corps had made a "highly controversial" decision in approving federal permits for the project. Among other things, he said the Corps had failed to answer major questions about the risks of oil spills....

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg received appointments from George W. Bush, Barack Obama and con Judge John Roberts, his major rulings have pleased both cons and libs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Boasberg

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US Supreme Court deals blow to Keystone oil pipeline project

It's a good week.

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Tell Bank of America: Not a penny more for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Letter: Thanks to those who fought Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Duke and Dominion have announced that they will halt construction on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which was to be 600 miles long, from West Virginia through Virginia and North Carolina. Despite the utilities’ victory at the U.S. Supreme Court last month, the “unacceptable layer of uncertainty and anticipated delays” were making the pipeline financially unfeasible for the two utilities. They declared it was “no longer a prudent use of shareholder capital.” Indeed, renewables are a much better investment!

This costly and unnecessary pipeline would have carried climate-wrecking fracked gas from West Virginia. Despite the utilities’ claims that this gas was for local use, most of it was slated for export to Europe. Already, liquefied natural gas compressing stations were being built. The ACP should have been completed by 2018, but numerous court challenges delayed its construction, and most recent estimates were for completion in 2022. The pipeline’s estimated cost had ballooned from $4.5 billion to $8 billion, to be passed along to ratepayers.

It is a victory for the farmers and other landowners in Robeson County, who have been fighting the pipeline for the past six years. In this largely Indigenous and African American part of Eastern North Carolina, Duke and Dominion were seizing people’s land by eminent domain. The routine leakages and planned releases of methane, and the 1-mile blast zone all around the pressurized pipeline, were putting these low-income communities of color at risk. Duke’s and Dominion’s decision signals the uncertain future of fracked gas at this time of pandemic, climate crisis and economic upheaval. My gratitude goes out to all the activists who have struggled against the pipeline. We can all breathe easier knowing that fracked gas has suffered a significant setback!

— Cathy Holt
Asheville

[O Really]

Like this?
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstor ... li=AAggNb9

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Seven train cars carrying crude oil derailed Tuesday and five caught fire, sending a large black plume of smoke into the sky north of Seattle close to the Canadian border, authorities said.

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Something else us taxpayers will no doubt have to pay for.

Hours after Republicans call the Keystone XL pipeline a “no-brainer” that passes environmental “muster,” ExxonMobil spills 10,000 barrels of crude oil in a residential neighborhood.

2013 Mayflower, Arkansas oil spill

Keystone XL pipeline halted after Biden blocks permit

It's finally over, unlikely when banni started this thread over 8 years ago.

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I wouldn't be surprised if they came out soon with the Keystone XXL pipeline. Bigger and better. trumpy

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I wouldn't be surprised if they came out soon with the Keystone XXL pipeline. Bigger and better. trumpy

Pipeline opposition campaigns, bigger and better. Earthy.

‘We will not stop’: pipeline opponents ready for America’s biggest environmental fight

... Goodwin, an Ojibwe woman and environmental activist, was recording a livestream from a picturesque camp site amid northern Minnesota’s natural beauty – where she and dozens of others had come together to protest the construction of the Line 3 pipeline.

Across the state, along the pipeline’s planned route of construction, activists have traveled from all over the country to do the same: many have locked themselves to construction equipment, and hundreds have been arrested. Goodwin’s preferred method of protest is arguably less physical – she was in the middle of leading a four-day prayer ceremony – but she hoped it would be no less effective to draw attention to the potential harm the pipeline represents.

“We’re done messing around with the process and trusting that the process is going to work, because in the end, it failed us,” she said. “What am I trusting instead? The power of the people, and the creator.”

The proposed Line 3 pipeline – which, if expanded, would move crude oil from Alberta in Canada through Minnesota to Wisconsin – has quickly become the biggest target of US environmental advocates. In addition to attracting protesters from around the country, it’s bringing attention to Biden’s unfulfilled promises so far on the climate crisis, as advocates argue he could step in to stop an expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure but hasn’t. The US already produces more oil than it can use, and is increasing exports of oil and natural gas, despite vowing to cut its own climate pollution....

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We were correct all along:

U.S. report finds multiple problems with Keystone pipeline

A U.S. government watchdog found multiple problems with the construction, manufacture and design of the Keystone pipeline, validating President Joe Biden's decision to revoke the permit for a Keystone XL extension, leaders of several House Democratic committees said on Monday.

The lawmakers requested the Government Accountability Office report in November 2019 after more than 11,000 barrels of oil leaked from the pipeline system in two releases in less than two years.

"GAO found that preventable construction issues contributed to the current Keystone pipeline’s spills more frequently than the industry-wide trends," they said in a statement.

Keystone's four largest spills were "caused by issues related to the original design, manufacturing of the pipe, or construction of the pipeline," the GAO report said....

"TC Energy’s record among its peers is one of the worst in terms of volume of oil spilled per mile transported," a statement from the lawmakers said. The lawmakers included Representative Frank Pallone, energy and commerce committee chair....

[neoplacebo]

We were correct all along:

U.S. report finds multiple problems with Keystone pipeline

A U.S. government watchdog found multiple problems with the construction, manufacture and design of the Keystone pipeline, validating President Joe Biden's decision to revoke the permit for a Keystone XL extension, leaders of several House Democratic committees said on Monday.

The lawmakers requested the Government Accountability Office report in November 2019 after more than 11,000 barrels of oil leaked from the pipeline system in two releases in less than two years.

"GAO found that preventable construction issues contributed to the current Keystone pipeline’s spills more frequently than the industry-wide trends," they said in a statement.

Keystone's four largest spills were "caused by issues related to the original design, manufacturing of the pipe, or construction of the pipeline," the GAO report said....

"TC Energy’s record among its peers is one of the worst in terms of volume of oil spilled per mile transported," a statement from the lawmakers said. The lawmakers included Representative Frank Pallone, energy and commerce committee chair....

Good deal. But I wonder just how many spills they've had. The story talks about "Keystone's four largest spills" and also "two releases in less than two years."

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Good deal. But I wonder just how many spills they've had. The story talks about "Keystone's four largest spills" and also "two releases in less than two years."

Short search, not exhaustive, 2 sources:

HISTORY OF SPILLS: TransCanada’s Keystone pipeline (21 SPILLS: 2010-19)

TransCanada predicted that their Keystone 1 pipeline would spill once every seven years. In reality, the Keystone 1 spilled 12 times in just its first year of operation. Throughout it's lifetime it spilled an additional 30 times.
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Good deal. But I wonder just how many spills they've had. The story talks about "Keystone's four largest spills" and also "two releases in less than two years."

Short search, not exhaustive, 2 sources:

HISTORY OF SPILLS: TransCanada’s Keystone pipeline (21 SPILLS: 2010-19)

TransCanada predicted that their Keystone 1 pipeline would spill once every seven years. In reality, the Keystone 1 spilled 12 times in just its first year of operation. Throughout it's lifetime it spilled an additional 30 times.
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Ah, well, they must have constructed the pipeline using those real thick circular heavy duty fiberboard forms that concrete columns are made from. They just painted it black and glued them together. Probably saved lots and lots of money.

[Ulysses]

Good deal. But I wonder just how many spills they've had. The story talks about "Keystone's four largest spills" and also "two releases in less than two years."

Short search, not exhaustive, 2 sources:

HISTORY OF SPILLS: TransCanada’s Keystone pipeline (21 SPILLS: 2010-19)

TransCanada predicted that their Keystone 1 pipeline would spill once every seven years. In reality, the Keystone 1 spilled 12 times in just its first year of operation. Throughout it's lifetime it spilled an additional 30 times.
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Ah, well, they must have constructed the pipeline using those real thick circular heavy duty fiberboard forms that concrete columns are made from. They just painted it black and glued them together. Probably saved lots and lots of money.

In a similar vein, Trump reportedly was all put out of joint when he realized he couldn't afford to paint his rusty border wall black. No matter, looks like the Mexicans painted it for him. Just not black.

[O Really]

...down your street, or across your beach.
Huntington is about 40 miles north of us, and a spectacular beach. And it's not the first time the beach has been hit. No safe transport for oil anywhere, apparently.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... gton-beach

[neoplacebo]

I would imagine that it would be cheaper to have a tanker close by these offshore rigs to accept the oil from them directly instead of these goddamn underwater pipelines. But I guess it's not since they're not doing that. They'd rather engage in opps we fucked up and rely on assets other than their own to clean up their mess.