At least 148 BP oil pipelines in Alaska ‘on the verge of collapse’

[Barrett808]

All eyes remain on BP's actions in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of this year's oil disaster. But a new report suggests the oil giant might be contending with another catastrophe soon enough, as its network of Alaska pipelines appears to be on the brink of failure.

According to ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten, a 4-week-old internal maintenance report obtained by the investigative news service reveals that at least 148 BP pipelines on Alaska's North Slope received an "F" grade on the company's own system of upkeep grading. Pipes receive an F when inspectors determine that at least 80 percent of their walls are corroded and at risk of rupture. These pipelines, in Lustgarten's telling, "carry toxic or flammable substances," and "many of the metal walls of the F-ranked pipes are worn to within a few thousandths of an inch of bursting," increasing the likelihood of future spills and/or explosions. ...

At least 148 BP oil pipelines in Alaska ‘on the verge of collapse’

[StarryNite]

1. Swell :(

Things just keep getting better and better. :argh:

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2. Your blog imprinted itself on my retinas. Either fix it or don't link to it again. n/t