It was unclear how much oil had leaked.
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Pipeline Burst
A pipeline carrying oil from Western Kazakhstan to...
A pipeline carrying oil from Western Kazakhstan to Russia has ruptured, the second such accident in this oil-rich Central Asian nation in a week, officials said Monday.
The Novyi Uzen-Atyrau-Samara pipeline burst Sunday because of rust, Emergency Situations Agency spokesman Kairzhan Turezhanov said. He said oil was still flowing through it and repair work was under way.
It was unclear how much oil had leaked.
On Thursday, a rupture of the Kalamkas-Karazhanbas-Aktau pipeline, also in the west, caused a leak of more than 58,000 gallons of oil. The leak was stopped within hours.
It was unclear how much oil had leaked.
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