And it was all going so well ..... Grrrrr.
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yup, the slow down in units is not the best when the margin is so high. I think their report should say that the impact is threefold rather than twofold being that they have just put in resource consent for bringing in larger ships. An environmental disaster on their doorstep is not going to help that process much. I wonder if the guy digging out swamp kauri has got his public liability insurance up to date.
Won't be that cheap. Cleaning up diesel spillages is expensive and always costs more than you hope. As well - we probably should ask the question whether it is responsible to run an old and rusty pipeline though 170 km of pristine "clean and green" NZ without sufficient monitoring and maintenance. Having an oil pipeline leaking for days before they notice and do something about is unacceptable.
Expect operating costs of the pipeline to go North ...
That's not how I read it.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/969...ort-travellers
Sure - apparently a digger started it by "scratching" the pipe some time ago. However - the leak was apparently caused by corrosion started by these scratches.
Not noticing a damaged pipeline and waiting for corrosion to create a leak is clearly irresponsible ... or how would you call that?Quote:
The damage had caused corrosion and ultimately "a small tear" on the pipeline, McNeill said.
Now - how is something like that going unnoticed on a well maintained pipeline?
anyway i read nz refining are not responsible for maintenance on the pipeline a third party is that is contracted
Better check the contracts who is carrying ultimate responsibility if there are environmental issues. Unlikely the owner can weasel out of that unless the contractor did not fulfill its contracted obligations.
And looking into the future would this only mean that NZR needs to pay more to any contractor for outsourcing the maintenance of the pipeline.