Oil spills into Black Sea near Russian port after pipeline leak

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Source: Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A leak on a major Russian oil pipeline caused a spill in the Black Sea near the port of Tuapse on Wednesday where officials said stormy weather was hampering efforts to assess and respond to the mishap.

"Some quantity of oil has spilled into the sea," Sergei Proskurin, first deputy captain of the port of Tuapse, told Reuters.

He said the size of the spill was unclear and that emergencies services were working to deploy temporary floating barriers to contain the spill but were being delayed by the stormy conditions.

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Russia's emergencies ministry confirmed the leak but declined to comment on the size of the spill. Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft was quoted by local media as saying the pipeline was shut after the leak.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/oil-spills-black-sea-pipeline-leak-104029968--finance.html

[vkkv]

1. That's GOT to help...

Energy companies NEED to use up ALL of the oil before solar becomes viable and profitable enough.. for THEM.