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flag An 840,000-gallon oil spill in North Dakota, caused by equipment failure, is being cleaned up and may last until mid-November.

flag An 840,000-gallon spill of crude oil and produced water occurred on September 12 from a 6-inch steel flow line near Stanley, North Dakota, spreading over agricultural land for about 250 yards. flag The leak, involving emulsion from a well, was caused by equipment failure and discovered on September 12 after earlier anomalies were detected on September 2. flag Hess Corporation owns the pipeline, and the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality is investigating. flag No drinking water or surface water resources have been impacted, but subsurface soil and groundwater effects are still being assessed. flag Cleanup is ongoing and expected to continue until at least mid-November.

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