Reuters: U.S.: Damaged tank spills oil into flood-swollen river in Colorado

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Damaged tank spills oil into flood-swollen river in Colorado Sep 19th 2013, 01:50 Tweet Share this Email Print An oil well pad is surrounded by flood waters in Weld County, Colorado September 17, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Rick Wilking DENVER | Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:50pm EDT DENVER (Reuters) - A damaged oil tank owned by energy company Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has spilled an estimated 125 barrels of its contents into the flood-swollen South Platte River in north-central Colorado, the state oil and gas commission said on Wednesday. The statement provided few details of the spill beyond saying that the mishap occurred near the town of Milliken north of the confluence of the Saint Vrain and South Platte rivers, and that Anadarko was responding by deploying absorbent booms on the river. (Reporting by Keith Coffman; Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Cynthia Johnston) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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