Plains All American Pipeline Oil leak incident-pipeline did not have auto shutoff?

May 25, 2015December 15, 2019John Merriman

May 25,2015, Santa Barbara– The oil pipeline that leaked more than a hundred thousand gallons into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, apparently did not make use of Functional Safety measures, that are common in these kind of installations, say news reports. Most modern pipelines have automatic shutoff valves that can be shut […]

OSHA fines BP- Husky refinery more than $ 3 million

March 13, 2010November 3, 2014John Merriman

OREGON, Ohio — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited BP North American Inc. and BP-Husky Refining LLC’s refinery in Oregon, Ohio, with 42 alleged willful violations, including 39 on a per-instance basis, and 20 alleged serious violations for exposing workers to a variety of hazards including failure to provide […]

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Plains All American Pipeline Oil leak incident-pipeline did not have auto shutoff?

OSHA fines BP- Husky refinery more than $ 3 million

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