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Foto Satelit, Penampakan 'Petaka' Minyak Guncang Amerika

Reuters, Tommy Patrio Sorongan, CNBC Indonesia
Selasa, 13/12/2022 16:30 WIB

'Petaka' minyak terjadi di Amerika Serikat (AS). Minyak mentah 14.000 barel tumpah ke sungai, terburuk sejak 2013.

1/5 A satellite image shows emergency crews and equipment working to clean up the crude oil spill along Mill Creek following the leak at the Keystone pipeline operated by TC Energy, in Washington County, Kansas, U.S. December 10, 2022.  Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO

Sebuah pipa minyak di wilayah Kansas, Amerika Serikat (AS), mengalami kebocoran sejak pekan lalu. Hal ini membuat 14.000 barel minyak mentah tumpah ke sungai. Dalam beberapa gambar dibagikan bagaimana tumpahan minyak membuat sungai yang membentuk garis menghitam. (Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS)

2/5 A satellite image shows emergency crews and equipment working to clean up the crude oil spill along Mill Creek following the leak at the Keystone pipeline operated by TC Energy, in Washington County, Kansas, U.S. December 10, 2022.  Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO

Mengutip Reuters, Pipa Keystone yang dikelola TC Energy Kanada itu akhirnya diputuskan ditutup sementara akibat kejadian ini. Badan Perlindungan Lingkungan (EPA) menyatakan penyebab kebocoran masih belum jelas. (Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS)

3/5 A satellite image shows emergency crews and equipment working to clean up the crude oil spill along Mill Creek following the leak at the Keystone pipeline operated by TC Energy, in Washington County, Kansas, U.S. December 10, 2022.  Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO

Administrasi Keselamatan Pipa dan Bahan Berbahaya AS (PHMSA) memerintahkan pipa untuk tetap ditutup sampai regulator mengizinkan dimulainya kembali. Keystone juga harus beroperasi pada tekanan yang lebih rendah di segmen saluran yang terpengaruh kebocoran saat dihidupkan ulang. (Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS)

4/5 A satellite image shows emergency crews and equipment working to clean up the crude oil spill along Mill Creek following the leak at the Keystone pipeline operated by TC Energy, in Washington County, Kansas, U.S. December 10, 2022.  Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO

Menurut data PHMSA, ini menjadi kebocoran minyak mentah terbesar sejak pipa Tesoro. Kebocoran Tesoro embuât luber 20.000 barel minyak di North Dakota pada Oktober. (Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS)

5/5 A satellite image shows emergency crews and equipment working to clean up the crude oil spill along Mill Creek following the leak at the Keystone pipeline operated by TC Energy, in Washington County, Kansas, U.S. December 10, 2022.  Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO

Diketahui juga area kebocoran adalah wilayah pertanian, yang menanam biji-bijian dan jagung, serta peternakan di Amerika. "Ini benar-benar skenario terburuk jika pemadaman ini berlangsung lama," kata pendiri buletin energi Commodity Context, Rory Johnston gusar. (Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS)