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July 19, 2011

Alaskan BP Oil Pipeline Rupture Predicted As "Imminent" for over a Year 
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A BP oil pipeline on Alaska's North Slope ruptured on Saturday spilling
up to 4,200 gallons of oil-containing fluids, mainly methanol, into the
Alaskan tundra. Pro Publica reports that the section of pipeline where
the leak occured was flagged by BP officials more than a year ago as so
corroded it presented an imminent threat of rupture.



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