Stavropol Territory clears oil spill

Emergency groups of ChernomorTransneft have started removing earth
covered in oil in the Stavropol Territory after a leakage in a
cross-country oil pipeline, RIA Novosti reports, citing a spokesman of
the southern regional center of the Emergency Ministry.

The information about the leakage was registered on Thursday at 13.45
(Moscow time). The problem was found at the Malgobek-Tikhoretsk
cross-country pipeline at the 301st kilometer. 20 square meters were
covered in oil. There is no threat to the environment and the nearby
villages.

The leakage was stopped at approximately 04.00.