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Down a couple of cents $3.29 a gallon in BPGA!

Texas Barge Collision Spills Up To 168,000 Gallons Of 'Sticky, Gooey, Thick, Tarry' Oil | ThinkProgress

Texas Barge Collision Spills Up To 168,000 Gallons Of ‘Sticky, Gooey, Thick, Tarry’ Oil

A barge carrying 924,000 gallons of thick marine shipping oil collided with a ship near the Texas City dike on Saturday afternoon, spilling up to 168,000 gallons and forcing closures on the waterway.
“This is an extremely serious spill,” Capt. Brian Penoyer of the U.S. Coast Guard told the Houston Chronicle. “It is a persistent oil.”
The barge was being towed from Texas City to Bolivar carrying a substance called RMG 380, “a special bunker fuel oil often used in shipping that doesn’t evaporate easily.” As of 10 p.m. Saturday, the spill had not been contained and the Coast Guard was still investigating the collision. Thus far, Texas City Emergency Management said the dike and all parks on the water are closed until further notice and part of the Houston ship channel was closed to traffic, according to the Coast Guard.

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Originally Posted by James48843

Texas Barge Collision Spills Up To 168,000 Gallons Of 'Sticky, Gooey, Thick, Tarry' Oil | ThinkProgress

Texas Barge Collision Spills Up To 168,000 Gallons Of ‘Sticky, Gooey, Thick, Tarry’ Oil


A barge carrying 924,000 gallons of thick marine shipping oil collided with a ship near the Texas City dike on Saturday afternoon, spilling up to 168,000 gallons and forcing closures on the waterway.
“This is an extremely serious spill,” Capt. Brian Penoyer of the U.S. Coast Guard told the Houston Chronicle. “It is a persistent oil.”
The barge was being towed from Texas City to Bolivar carrying a substance called RMG 380, “a special bunker fuel oil often used in shipping that doesn’t evaporate easily.” As of 10 p.m. Saturday, the spill had not been contained and the Coast Guard was still investigating the collision. Thus far, Texas City Emergency Management said the dike and all parks on the water are closed until further notice and part of the Houston ship channel was closed to traffic, according to the Coast Guard.

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Hey you found another leak, and this one is a lot worse than the last one, GOOD work.

Oil Spill Cleanup Efforts Continue Off Texas Gulf Shore

by Reuters
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Terry Wade
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Sunday, March 23, 2014

The channel closure has not affected production at Exxon Mobil Corp.'s 560,500 barrel per day (bpd) Baytown, Texas refinery, the nation's second largest, a company spokesman said on Sunday afternoon.
Penoyer said an estimated 4,000 barrels or 168,000 gallons (636,000 liters) of fuel oil were spilled due to the collision.
- See more at: RIGZONE - Oil Spill Cleanup Efforts Continue Off Texas Gulf Shore

Daily Fuel Gauge Report--national, state and local average prices for gasoline, diesel and E-85.
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Gas skyrocketed today to $3.27..thanks to the Texas accident.

E10 $3.32 a gallon in Boiled Peanut GA!

BP refinery in whiting, Indiana announces spill into Lake Michigan.

Luckily it is a very small spill. But still is not good.

We have so much oil the seams are busting, but the price is still going up, explain that, Regulation!

In the local area (Cuyahoga County) gas is between $3.34 and $3.70 a gallon.

APPROVE the PIPELINE, NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!