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Hundreds of ND oil spills not publicized | ABQJournal Online

By JAMES MacPHERSON / Associated Press

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota, the nation’s No. 2 oil producer behind Texas, recorded nearly 300 oil pipeline spills in less than two years, state documents show.

None was reported to the public, officials said.

According to records obtained by The Associated Press, the pipeline spills, many of them small, are among some 750 “oil field incidents” that have occurred since January 2012 without public notification.

Hundreds of ND oil spills not publicized | ABQJournal Online