Oil leaks from recently launched Pacific oil pipeline
08:27, 4 February 2010
VLADIVOSTOK. February 4. KAZINFORM An unknown amount of oil leaked from the East-Siberia - Pacific Ocean (ESPO) oil pipeline, launched about a month ago, a source in the regional emergencies service said on Thursday; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
The leak occurred late on Wednesday, near the final point of the pipeline, the town of Skovorodino in the Amur Region.
"The amount of leaked oil and the area of pollution are being established," the source said.
He added that the leak poses no serious threat to the environment as snow and temperatures below -30 degrees Celsius (-22 degrees Fahrenheit) prevent soil pollution.
Works to clean contaminated snow are already underway; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
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