Oil company finds another problem in Alaska marine pipelines

Source: Associated Press

Oil company finds another problem in Alaska marine pipelines
Dan Joling, Associated Press Updated 8:50 pm, Friday, April 7, 2017





ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A petroleum company under investigation for leaks in two underwater pipelines in Alaska's Cook Inlet confirmed Friday it has an issue with a third.

Hilcorp Alaska LLC shut down a natural gas pipeline last weekend when volumes of natural gas moved from a production platform did not match what was received by a processing facility on shore.

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"The line now contains filtered seawater," she said.

Cook Inlet stretches 180 miles (290 kilometers) from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage and is home to an endangered population of beluga whales. The inlet provides habitat for humpback whales, the western population of Steller sea lions, northern sea otters and important salmon populations.





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