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pipelines stories: 4 news summaries

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Boats used for rescue as 4-foot-deep, frigid water gushes around cars in Md. suburb

Dec 23, 08 9:46 AM CST
(AP) - Rescuers in helicopters scrambled to pull motorists from frigid floodwaters unleashed by a massive water pipe break this morning on a commuter road just outside Washington. TV images showed two people in a minivan climbing into a basket lowered from a helicopter overhead. Rescuers also used a boat to save... More »

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water • motorists • flood • Bethesda, MD • rescue • Washington, DC • drivers • pipelines

Palin Overstates Progress on Pipeline Project

Project may never be built, but will still cost taxpayers $500M

Sep 11, 08 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - On the campaign trail, Sarah Palin has been touting her role in brokering a deal for a $40-billion natural gas pipeline in Alaska that, she says will "help lead America to energy independence." But the New York Times, investigating the status of the project, finds that the Alaska... More »

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Alaska • Election 2008 • gas pipelines • Sarah Palin • pipelines

Nigerian Youths Blow Up Oil Pipeline

Chevron output diminished by 120K barrels per day

Jun 22, 08 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A youth gang blew up a Chevron pipeline in Nigeria yesterday, reducing output from the world's eighth-largest oil producer by 120,000 barrels a day. Such attacks are common in Nigeria, Reuters reports: Sparked by poverty and hatred of foreign companies, militants have cut oil production there by one-fifth over... More »

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oil • Chevron • Nigeria • Niger Delta • oil price • pipelines

BP Strike Shuts Down Top
UK Oil Refinery

London urges drivers not to hoard gas as prices rise

Apr 27, 08 1:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britain is facing an oil pinch after workers walked off a Scottish oil refinery today over pension issues, the AP reports. The 48-hour BP strike will halt 700,000 barrels of UK oil a day, nearly one-third of its North Sea supply. But 10 Downing St. is urging drivers not... More »

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oil • BP • strike • oil refineries • labor strike • pipelines

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