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Magellan Midstream Announces Open Season to Transport Crude Oil From West Texas to Houston Area
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. announced today that it has launched an open season to assess firm customer interest to transport crude oil from West Texas to the partnership's East Houston terminal.
Explosion Rocks Japanese Oil Tanker Passing Through the Strait of Hormuz
A damaged Japanese oil tanker is headed back to the United Arab Emirates where officials hope to determine what caused an onboard explosion. Japan's transport ministry said the M. Star was passing through the Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday with about two million barrels of crude oil when the crew reported a blast. -VOA
Past Problems for Company at Heart of Oil Spill
Company at center of huge oil leak into Mich. river has history of pipeline problems Oil spill - Pipeline transport - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment
Oil spill now stretches 35 miles; Gov knocks firm's response
The length of the oil spill along the Kalamazoo River has more than doubled from previous estimates, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said late Wednesday.
'Mysterious incident' on board oil tanker under investigation
An alleged explosion Wednesday aboard an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman, was described Thursday as a "mysterious incident, whose causes are not yet known" by WAM, the United Arab Emirates' state-run news agency.
Enbridge warned about corrosion monitoring before pipeline leaked oil into river
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - A subsidiary of Canadian energy transport giant Enbridge whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a major Michigan river was warned by government regulators in January that its monitoring of corrosion in the pipeline was insufficient.
Japanese oil tanker diverted to UAE port after feared terror attack
Few crew members injured after tremor and no oil leaked in Strait of Hormuz, gateway at known risk to al-Qaida attacks A Japanese supertanker, which stirred fears of an attack in the Strait of Hormuz, diverted to a UAE port today where officials said the damage was caused by a freak wave. Up to 40% of the world's seaborne oil passes through the narrow strait, which is the gateway to the oil ...
Japan Monitoring Mitsui O.S.K. Tanker Explosion Investigation in Hormuz
Japan’s Transport Minister Seiji Maehara said he was “paying attention” to an investigation into an explosion onboard a Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz.
Spread of oil on Kalamazoo River appears to be halted upstream of Morrow Lake and dam
Unlike communities along the Kalamazoo River in Calhoun County still suffering significant after-effects of Monday’s crude oil leak, Kalamazoo should be spared from the oily mess that has killed fish and birds and left a stench that forced residents from their homes.
Oil tanker in suspected attack in Persian Gulf
DUBAI: An oil tanker has been damaged by an explosion in a suspected attack near the strategically important mouth of the Persian Gulf.
