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North Slope crude spills from Alaska pipelineBy the CNN Wire Staff
May 25, 2010 9:48 p.m. EDT
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Several thousand barrels of oil overflow Alaska pipeline tank
Source flow has been stopped but pipeline still shut down
Spill remained in designated containment area
(CNN) -- Several thousand barrels of North Slope crude oil spilled into a containment area along the Alaska pipeline Tuesday when an open valve at a pump station allowed oil to overflow a tank, the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company said.

Alyeska said the incident took place about 10:30 a.m. (2:30 p.m. ET) during a planned pipeline shutdown while the company was conducting fire command and valve leak testing at the pump station