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Shell investigates accidental severing of gas pipe at Corrib terminal

the culture of deference · 2013-04-20 11:01:36

Shell E&P Ireland has said it is conducting an internal investigation, following the inadvertent cutting of a gas pipe at the Corrib gas terminal earlier this month. The incident resulted in nitrogen being released into the atmosphere. As a precaution, all nitrogen was “vented off”, according to the company. The Ballinaboy…

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#32 22-04-2013 5:15pm
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Seedy Arling wrote: »

I accidentally released a noxious gas today. Fcuking cleared the office.

Did you notify the EPA?

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#33 22-04-2013 5:36pm
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Although nitrogen makes up the bulk of out atmosphere you do need oxygen to breathe.
It is possible to have a nitrogen leak, a gas that is non toxic, but it can cause an oxygen deficient atmosphere and cause
asphyxiation. In a confined space of a warehouse or maintenance room, a release of high pressure nitrogen can cause death due to diluting the ambient atmosphere and making the oxygen content drop below 16% which is about the lowest limit to sustain life.

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