S. Korea's GS Caltex Says Oil Leaked into Sea

A small amount of crude oil leaked into the sea off the southern coast of South Korea on Friday after a pipeline operated by GS Caltex Corp. was cracked, but the spillage had no impact on refinery production, the company said.   The crack and subsequent leak occurred at a quay off Yeosu, over 300 km (185 miles) south of Seoul, while the 160,000-tonne tanker Wuyi San was preparing to offload crude, spokesmen for GS Caltex and the Korea Coast Guard said.   A small...

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