Thing about these pipelines is that they’re very expensive to maintain and manage. When the price of fuel drops under $60/bbl, the owners of these projects simply do not give a fuck about leaks. Balkan crude only breaks even at $85/bbl anyway, so any residual leaking out of the pipes is just your neighbors get to pay for all the “prosperity” the pipe brings in.
Thing about these pipelines is that they’re very expensive to maintain and manage. When the price of fuel drops under $60/bbl, the owners of these projects simply do not give a fuck about leaks. Balkan crude only breaks even at $85/bbl anyway, so any residual leaking out of the pipes is just your neighbors get to pay for all the “prosperity” the pipe brings in.