Magellan Midstream Partners pipeline ruptures in Texas, forcing evacuations

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Source: Reuters

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A crude oil pipeline operated by Magellan Midstream Partners ruptured near Bastrop, Texas, on Thursday morning, spilling an estimated 1,200 barrels of oil and prompting an evacuation, the company said.

No injuries were reported, Magellan said in a statement.

Magellan's Longhorn Pipeline, which transports crude oil from Crane, Texas to Houston, ruptured about 4 miles (6 km)southwest of Bastrop. The company shut the pipeline and isolated the affected segment, it said.

People within a two-mile (3-km) radius of the spill were advised to remain indoors, the sheriff's department and local emergency officials said. Several families near the site of the pipeline break were temporarily evacuated, and part of a nearby road was closed, the company said.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pipeline-operations-magellan-idUSKBN19Y217

[IronLionZion]

1. More Jobs!1!1!1

for people to clean up the spill and repair the pipeline, or something.

[House of Roberts]

2. As long as it's in Texas...

.

[turbinetree]

3. Did Pruitt go down and see it?

[freddyvh]

4. over 50,000 gallons

and these companies have a history of giving low ball estimates

[KeepItReal]

8. You know you gotta multiply that by 3 now... And then by 10 later.

To get close to the actual size of the spill...

I'm not even gonna add a sarcasm smiley, because it is probably gonna end up like that.

[GreydeeThos]

5. West Texas Intermediate Crude sells for $44.40 a barrel

Magellan Midstream Partners ran $53,280 dollars out onto the ground. That is an insignificant loss when figured in across a year's operating expenses. Magellan would just leave it on the ground if were not for EPA regulations.

[freddyvh]

6. and we all know

the GOP wants to get rid of the EPA

[Igel]

9. The cleanup'll cost more.

They're also losing revenue by having the pipeline shut down.

Oil remediation equipment was pretty good in the '90s. It's been 20+ years since I read up on it for a translation gig.

[GreydeeThos]

10. If we let Trump stay in office, there will not be any cleanup

We have to remove Trump from office. He used assistance from a foreign government to win the election. He is illegitimate, the election was flawed, and the solution is clear. Congress must impeach Trump, convict Trump, and overturn the election results.

[Sunlei]

7. 4 miles SW, "did not reach water". Very small town & water sport tourism IS Bastrop, TX economy.

Height of the season right now.

https://www.facebook.com/BastropRiverCompany/