Sunoco says it recovered most of the oil from Louisiana spill
Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P., the Philadelphia energy company, said that all recoverable crude oil has been removed after its Mid-Valley Pipeline ruptured and spilled on Oct. 13 in Northwest Louisiana.
Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P., the Philadelphia energy company, said that all recoverable crude oil has been removed after its Mid-Valley Pipeline ruptured and spilled on Oct. 13 in Northwest Louisiana.
Sunoco spokesman Jeffrey P. Shields said the company recovered about 4,100 of an estimated 4,500 barrels of spilled oil. Some oil was unrecoverable due to evaporation and dispersion.
About 20 workers will remain on site to monitor the area, he said. The spill polluted about four miles of a creek feeding Caddo Lake, and prompted the evacuation of three homes.
The cause of the spill is undetermined. The pipeline was repaired and returned to service on Oct. 26.
Shields said authorities collected 486 dead animals, "primarily fish, crawfish, amphibians and reptiles."
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday disputed video claims posted by an environmental group, Tar Sands Blockade, that oil had slipped past containment booms and flowed into Caddo Lake.
"We check those booms every day and we haven't seen any evidence of hydrocarbons," said Bill Rhotenberry, an EPA investigator.
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