Oil spills into West Texas river after pipe breaks
JUSTICEBERG, Texas
Lubbock city spokesman Jeff McKito says no oil has reached the
lake about 15 miles from the spill. He says the well has been shut
off and the pipeline owner, Plains All American Pipeline LP,
notified of the spill Monday afternoon.He tells The Associated Press there are oil containment booms
placed on the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River upstream
from the lake.Lake Alan Henry is a recreational lake about 45 miles south of
Lubbock.In a statement issued late Tuesday, Plains spokesman Roy
Lamoreaux says the company has deployed five containment booms to
harness the 165 barrels of crude oil that was released.
