claim: "in fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines."
author: eric johnson
evidence_1: apr 23, 2010 ... frequently asked questions about how oil spills happen and the ... oil can be  spilled when a pipeline breaks, ships collide or are ... so far this oil rig explosion  is on a much smaller scale than the exxon ... in comparison, when the exxon  valdez tanker ran aground on the .... chocolate facts, effects & history.
evidence_2: "in fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from  rigs or pipelines." — politifact georgia on thursday, june 24th, 2010. false.
evidence_3: barge leaking oil in river next to towboat. barge e2ms ... oil spills into rivers,  bays, and the ocean most often are caused by accidents involving tankers,  barges, pipelines, refineries, drilling rigs, and storage facilities. ... then what  happens? oil ... very heavy oil can sometimes sink in freshwater, but this  happens very rarely.
evidence_4: apr 26, 2014 ... the short answer is: truck worse than train worse than pipeline worse ... the  trains are getting bigger and towing more and more tanker cars. from 1975 to  2012, trains were shorter and spills were rare and ... then came 2013, in which  more crude oil was spilled in u.s. rail .... two seemingly opposite facts –.
evidence_5: this is a reverse-chronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the  world and ...... "dakota access pipeline suffered a minor oil spill in april". ... "epa  says it is 'not known' how long alabama pipeline leaked gas prior to discovery of  break". .... "shell north sea oil spill 'more than 200 tonnes'". ..... oil rig disasters.