Tar ball warning as slick from Mega nears Gulf coast
Coast residents north of Galveston brace for tar balls as shifting winds push a 45 mile oil slick from the Mega northeastward. Coast Guard says the 4.6 million gallon spill from the tanker has slowed, divers search for five endangered loggerhead turtles, and cleanup crews prepare to wash ashore Angola light crude near Galveston.
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Galveston
Mega
Coast Guard
Louisiana
Scatecrans
Rick Meidt
U.S
National Oceanic and Amenic Administration
NOAA
Lightering Seen as Risk to Gulf Coast Waters
Louisiana officials warn that lightering, moving cargo from large to smaller vessels, increases spill and collision risks in marshes and estuaries vital to the seafood harvest. About 15 percent of imported oil is lightened off the Louisiana Texas coast, with the Mega Borg disaster cited as a related incident though not proven causal.
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Baton Rouge
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Virginia van Sickle
State Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Texas
Pipeline would benefit Midwest and Northeast region
A seven company partnership plans a 352 mile natural gas pipeline from Hartshorne Oklahoma to Independence Mississippi. The $273 million line, expected to begin service in fall 1991, would originate in the Arkoma Basin and connect with six major interstate pipelines to lower prices for Midwest and Northeast consumers. Regulatory approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is sought after surveys and environmental studies.
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Tulsa
Okla
Midwest
Oklahoma
Mississippi
klahoma-Arkansas Pipeline Co
Hartshorne
McAlester
Independence
Miss
Ership
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Wayne Hodges
Arkoma Basin
Duel to Build California Gas Pipelines Heats Up
Williams Cos and Coastal Wyoming-California Pipeline race to build 670 miles costing about 577 million. Each firm spends heavily to win firm transportation contracts from California utilities and municipalities, with regulators noting the battle dictates a single winner for 1.3 bcf moving into the state. Both say they will start construction late this year or early 1991.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams Cos
Tulsa
Okla
Coastal
Wyoming-California Pipeline Co
Tenneco
Ing
California
Robert Christensen
Mabon, Nugent & Co
New York
Jerry Langdon
Federal Energy Regulato
Ry Commission
Kern River
WyCal
Ewell H. Muse
Charles Oglesby
Carol Freedenthal
Houston
LOOP decision on oil shipments and port impact debated
The Baton Rouge pilots' association president notes LOOP handles about 144000 barrels per day of crude while most Gulf shipments remain unchanged. Shell's stance excludes certain shipments and liability issues. officials say LOOP cannot absorb all US crude or Gulf demand as refinery and port capacities shape future oil traffic.
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Murphy
Joe Clayton
Baton Rouge
U.S
Shell Oil de
Shell
Clayton
Congress
LOOP
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Loop Inc
Bob Thompson
Ter
Minal
Louisi- OP
Thompson
South Louisiana
Gulf
Louisiana
Virginia Simons
Por
Mississipni River
Simons
Dee
Iran targets bills for oil output and reconstruction plan
Iran plans to modernize aging infrastructure at a possible cost up to 8 billion dollars to raise output. Officials accuse Saudi Arabia and Kuwait of price fluctuations, with OPEC curbs cited as affecting economies. Agazadeh outlined rebuilding jetties and reservoirs on Kharg island and a new petrochemical complex to produce LPG, plus drilling 100 wells in a shared camp.
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Iran
Islamic Republic
Cyprus
Iraq
OPEC
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
West
Agazadeh
Kharg
Persian Gulf
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Panhandle Eastern Corp
Ron Brinson
New Orleans
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Optin
Terry Cook
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