Historical eventJuly 272020

2020 Colonial Pipeline oil spill

A major oil spill from the Colonial Pipeline was discovered in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (system map pictured).

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When
Monday, July 27 20206 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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Dates: From 2020.

What came before

Background A 2012 map of the pipeline system The Colonial Pipeline is the largest fuel pipeline system in the United States, [ 1 ] stretching for 5,500 miles (8,900 km) from Houston to Linden, New Jersey , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] in the New York metropolitan area . [ 4 ] The system, which is owned by a subsidiary company that has investors including Koch Industries and Shell , [ 1 ] [ 4 ]

What happened

A major oil spill from the Colonial Pipeline in a nature reserve near Huntersville, North Carolina, United States, began on July 27, 2020. The spill resulted in approximately 2,000,000 US gallons (7.6 ML) of gasoline discharge and led to a cleanup effort that is still ongoing and expected to continue for several years. Several sources have noted that the spill is one of the largest in the history of the United States, with EnergyWire calling it "the largest U.S. gasoline pipeline spill on record".

July 27 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1989Tripoli International Airport
  2. 1990Jamaat al Muslimeen
  3. 1995Korean War Veterans Memorial
  4. 1996Atlanta
  5. 1997Si Zerrouk massacre
  6. 2002Sknyliv air show disaster
  7. 2007Car chase
  8. 2010Mummy
  9. 20152015 Gurdaspur attack
  10. 2016Aston Martin DB9
  11. 20202020 Colonial Pipeline oil spill

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When did 2020 Colonial Pipeline oil spill happen?

July 27 2020 — 6 years ago, on a Monday.

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