largest ak pipeline leak

Oil spill estimate increased for pipeline leak in Alaska
North Slope mishap among worst in system's three-decade history
Sam Howe Verhovek, Los Angeles Times
Saturday, March 11, 2006

Seattle -- Officials raised their estimate of the amount of oil leaked from a corroded pipeline at the northern tip of Alaska to at least 265,000 gallons Friday, making it the largest spill on record in the oil-rich North Slope field -- and one of the worst in the 29-year history of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline system.

The report by Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation added grist to the debate over President Bush's push to drill for oil in the nearby Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; industry advocates say the drilling can be done with minimal ecological impact, but environmentalists contend it would threaten the fragile ecosystem.
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