Russian pipelines in critical condition

Part of: Oil spills and accidents
The government's technical standards watchdog warned that almost all the country's oil and gas pipelines were in critical condition. Bellona, 14/11-2006 It is a possible sign of more shutdowns after the closure of a link to Lithuania, The St Petersburg Times reports. According to the head of the Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Atomic Inspection Konstantin Pulikovsky, Russia's pipeline transport is in an unsatisfactory state. Environmental damage caused by oil and gas pipelines is inexcusable.
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