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| Second Canadian pipeline damaged in explosion |
| 2008-10-17 |
| A bomb has damaged a natural gas pipeline in northeastern British Columbia, police said on Thursday, describing the attack as the second of its kind in the same area in a week. Energy producer EnCana Corp later said it had stopped a small leak at a "field facility" about 50 km southeast of the town of Dawson Creek, and that the incident was being investigated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The RCMP said in a statement it was an explosion that "appears to be a deliberate act that left a crater in the ground under the pipeline that carries sour gas." ... The RCMP's anti-terrorism unit has joined the investigation, but police believe the incident is local in nature. A newspaper in Dawson Creek said the letter complained of "crazy expansion of deadly gas wells in our homelands" and that "we will no longer negotiate with terrorists". |
| Posted by:ed |
| #7 I live down wind from there. Why wasn't it in my regular news? Could affect my natual gas supply tyhis winter. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-10-17 12:22 |
| #6 Beavis - sour gas has impurities in it, primarily hydrogen sulfide. Most natural gas has SOME impurities in it, but they're in much greater concentration in sour gas. Most of the impurities are "scrubbed" before the gas is piped into the distribution network to cut down on corrosion. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-10-17 12:20 |
| #5 My wife could tell you. But I would prefer that you didn't ask her... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-10-17 11:15 |
| #4 What is sour gas? |
| Posted by: Beavis 2008-10-17 11:12 |
| #3 Muzzies are becoming dangerously smart. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-10-17 09:35 |
| #2 The Mounties better get to the bottom of this 'energy terrorism' and quick, before additional acts of sabotage are committed reigniting energy market concerns. |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2008-10-17 09:32 |
| #1 Well, oil price is falling, I guess something has to be done. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-10-17 09:20 |