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COOK INLET, Alaska - Chevron Corp. says it has shut down oil production at an offshore platform in Cook Inlet after federal regulators rejected its request to continue using a corroded undersea pipeline there.
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In one section of pipe near the sea floor, the line has lost more than 60 percent of its wall thickness. The corrosion attacked a 134-foot pipeline called a riser, which was installed in 1967. Offshore oil and gas operators use risers to link a platform to a subsea pipeline.
Instead of fixing it, Chevron asked a year ago to keep using the corroded pipeline indefinitely. Chevron proposed periodic inspections of the pipeline plus weekly inspections by air to look for an oil sheen.
Originally posted by berkeleygal
Chevron proposed periodic inspections of the pipeline plus weekly inspections by air to look for an oil sheen.
Originally posted by MrXYZ
Yeah, as long as he isn't affected it shouldn't bother him...
Originally posted by MrXYZ
... guess where the fish at your local shop comes from?