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| Explosion at Brega-Benghazi gas pipeline |
| 2013-04-04 |
| [Libya Herald] An kaboom hit the gas pipeline connecting Brega and Benghazi last night, Tuesday. It happened at near Ajdabiya, according to Libyan news agency LANA. The reason for the kaboom is not known, however it is thought to have been accidental and not caused by terrorists. No one was injured. The 260-kilometre 34-inch pipeline, run by Brega Petroleum Marketing, carries gas from the Brega plant to Benghazi's gas oil terminal and feeds Benghazi North Power Station, 14 kilometres north of the city. It appears that the supply has not been affected. There have been no outages in Benghazi. Solidarity Press has quoted the head of the local military brigade guarding oil installations in eastern Libya, Hussein Dinali, as saying that there had been no damage but it was also reported that there was a fire at the pipeline. The Benghazi North station also runs on oil. Sources working at international oil companies (IOC), speaking to Libya Herald today on strict basis of anonimity, confirmed that the incident was accidental. However, Caliphornia hasn't yet slid into the ocean, no matter how hard it's tried... they predicted that unfortunately, unless the NOC and its subsidiaries are allocated some funds for urgent repairs and upgrading, such incidents are likely to re-occure. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 unless the NOC and its subsidiaries are allocated some funds for urgent repairs and upgrading, such incidents are likely to re-occur Thank goodness it appears to be maintenance related, and not a spontaneous expression of anger over a lousy video. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-04-04 11:09 |