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Leaks Spills Up To 2,000 Tons Of Oil

Huffington Post -- MOSCOW (AP) — Up to 2,000 tons of oil have spilled from a major field in northern Russia after workers struggled to contain the leak for two days, officials said.

The accident happened at the Trebs oil field in the Nenets Autonomous District on Friday following work on an exploratory well. The oil had been gushing for nearly two days before the workers finally capped the well Sunday morning, Emergency Ministry officials said.

Vladimir Bezumov, chief of the Russian Environmental Agency in the area, said the weekend spill could have produced between 800 and 2,000 tons and contaminated at least 8,000 square meters (86,100 square. feet) of land. Another 6,000 square meters (64,600 square. feet) of land are believed to have been slightly damaged.

Bezumov said it was too early to speak of the

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Submitted Apr 24, 2012 By: Cakes77

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Eliano Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,412 Points:388,100 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 12:44:02 PM Ignore Eliano Report Abuse ha!
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CVA19 Champion Author Salem Posts:2,393 Points:608,700 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 8:45:37 PM Ignore CVA19 Report Abuse Obama is going to have to get the EPA after the Ruskies immediately, if not sooner! This is an outrage!
gasokie Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:3,444 Points:1,324,520 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 7:12:38 PM Ignore gasokie Report Abuse I don't think our strict regulations on steel quality and spills apply over there in Russia. Sorry REHORSEHAY. Seeing some of the pictures of oil patches in Russia makes me wonder if this spill is even noticable.
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Rehorsehay All-Star Author California Posts:871 Points:45,925 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 11:15:25 AM Ignore Rehorsehay Report Abuse Its so sad when spills happen. The oil companies need to invest more time and money into preventing spills. I am all for heavy regulations on this.
ObieDog Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,961 Points:850,920 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 11:15:12 AM Ignore ObieDog Report Abuse Ick.
hubie24 Veteran Author Michigan Posts:315 Points:204,080 Joined:Jul 2010	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:50:37 AM Ignore hubie24 Report Abuse Things like this is why im gonna go bald from pulling my hair out.
Cakes77 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:5,156 Points:1,651,670 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 10:05:56 AM Ignore Cakes77 Report Abuse Thanks for your nice comments folks on this article. Keep them coming!
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Homito All-Star Author San Antonio Posts:880 Points:174,700 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:55:20 AM Ignore Homito Report Abuse that's why prices are rising.
Homito All-Star Author San Antonio Posts:880 Points:174,700 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 9:54:21 AM Ignore Homito Report Abuse that's why prices are rising.
fracknsave Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,666 Points:58,000 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 8:39:54 AM Ignore fracknsave Report Abuse The greed of the russians
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Cothrom Champion Author South Carolina Posts:1,753 Points:724,645 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 8:10:57 AM Ignore Cothrom Report Abuse "Slightly damaged" they say? Oh time will tell
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,182 Points:2,370,395 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 8:07:16 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse none of our business anyway
TXRanger09 Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,502 Points:890,220 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 8:03:50 AM Ignore TXRanger09 Report Abuse With all the drilling in Russia, very few reported spills.
MusicalMan7 All-Star Author Ohio Posts:597 Points:93,330 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 8:01:22 AM Ignore MusicalMan7 Report Abuse Always bad, with worldwide ramifications, but at least this time it's not in our backyard in Alaska or the Gulf of Mexico.
BEGTWO Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,937 Points:723,315 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 7:53:54 AM Ignore BEGTWO Report Abuse NOT GOOD!!! :-(
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jrschl Champion Author Louisville Posts:2,962 Points:680,090 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 7:27:26 AM Ignore jrschl Report Abuse That is approximately 2 acres of land with an 1.5 acres slightly damaged. I hate to see it damaged, but is that really a lot in the grand scheme?
Hoporrene Veteran Author Mississippi Posts:312 Points:206,970 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 7:24:53 AM Ignore Hoporrene Report Abuse ...tons huh lol
GingoutMD Champion Author Maryland Posts:3,495 Points:713,305 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2012 7:21:49 AM Ignore GingoutMD Report Abuse I have never heard of oil being measured by "tons." It is usually by barrel or by gallons. Anyway, this spill is unfortunate and I hope it can be cleaned up as opposed to covered up.