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Section of Mississippi reopened post pipeline rupture

permianshale.com

The Coast Guard says a 35-mile section of the Mississippi River has reopened after a pipeline ruptured and leaked diesel fuel in southwestern Illinois.

Over the weekend, the Coast Guard said the pipeline has been secured and the incident is under investigation.
Phillips 66 spokeswoman Melissa Erker says the company discovered a leak about 8:45 a.m. Friday. She says the leak stopped about 10 a.m. and about 25,000 gallons was discharged. 
The pipeline runs from the company's storage terminal to a loading dock near the Wood River Refinery, about 20 miles upriver from St. Louis.
Fuel was spotted in the Cahokia Canal, which drains into the river.