Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Anadarko, Colorado floods, John Christiansen, Weld County
via rigzone:
DENVER (AP) — More spills were revealed Friday in a Colorado oilfield swamped by floodwaters as cleanup efforts remained stalled due to high waters and regulators cautioned that more oil releases were likely to be found in coming days.
The latest spills included 2,400 gallons of oil from a toppled storage tank, almost 900 gallons from an unspecified source and two others from damaged storage tanks that involved unknown volumes.
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Most of the oil releases reported to date came from storage tanks or tank farms operated by Texas-based Anadarko Petroleum Co. At least four of the releases reported by the company were in Weld County and spilled oil into the South Platte River or a tributary, according to information submitted to regulators.
It’s possible other companies have suffered similar problems since flooding began last week but have not yet been able to assess their damage. An aerial survey of the flood area on Thursday revealed up to two dozen overturned oil storage tanks, state regulators said. Releases from those tanks could not be immediately confirmed.
With many roads in the area washed out, the sites remained largely inaccessible, preventing cleanup work from getting underway until water levels drop, said Anadarko spokesman John Christiansen.
via RIGZONE – New Flood-Related Oil Spills Reported in Colorado.
“State regulators…” Come on. We all know that, for all intents and purposes, there are no state regulators of Colorado’s oil and gas industry. We rely on the industry to regulate itself here.
Remember that Weld County, offended by some legislators’ attempts to strengthen the virtually non-existent regulatory regime, wanted to secede and become their own state, to which I say “Go for it, Weld County.”
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