19
Dec
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), has discounted claims in the media that a liquid substance thought to have leaked from a national oil pipeline at a spot near Atimpoku in the Eastern region, was diesel. A statement issued by BOST said the reported liquid was actually sludge consisting of water, dirt and fuel residue it had spilled during testing of the integrity of a pipeline being refurbished. Residents living around the spillage reportedly scooped up gallons of the flowing material, assuming it was wholesome diesel. According to BOST, it owns and operates a 71-kilometre Petroleum-Product-Pipeline stretching…