Friday, 06 July 2007

BP Says Inspection, Repair of Teesside Gas Pipeline in U.K. May Take Weeks

(Bloomberg) -- BP Plc, Europe's second-largest oil
and natural-gas company, said repairs to a pipeline transporting
North Sea gas to the U.K.'s Teesside terminal may take ``a number
of weeks,'' after a ship's anchor damaged its protective coating.

The link was shut on July 1 to investigate damage caused by
the ship. BP will conduct a further inspection of the damage to
determine the scope of repairs that are required, spokeswoman
Joanne McDonald said today in a telephone interview.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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