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BP Spots Third Leak from Deepwater Horizon Riser; NOAA Estimates Oil Leaking at Up to 5,000 BPD

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Work will now begin on the piping system that will bring the oil to the surface for collection; this method has never been tried at this depth before. CDT), continued to show a large, rainbow sheen with areas of emulsified crude, now approximately 16 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Tags: Oil.

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NRC report concludes hydraulic fracturing poses low risk for causing earthquakes, but risks are higher for wastewater injection wells; CCS impact undetermined

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The process cracks the shale rock formation and allows natural gas to escape and flow up the well, along with some wastewater. Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) extracts natural gas by injecting a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals in short bursts at high pressure into deep underground wells.

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