Oil overflow occurred at the main oil pipeline in Kazakhstan

/REUTERS, Almaty, July 8, 04/ - On Tuesday at Kazakhstan part of main oil pipeline Atyrau-Samara there occurred overflow of oil, said the Extraordinary situations agency (ESA) on Thursday. "About 2,500-3,000 tons of oil overflew ", - says the message pf ESA. The agency has not informed in what mode the pipeline, which exports Kazakhstan oil through Russia's territory, works. An official of the press-service of Kaztransoil - operator of the pipeline - said she did not know anything about the incident. In February of 2004 there overflew 2,300 tons of oil from the oil pipeline Atyrau- Samara as the result of break of pipes caused by metal corrosion. [2004-07-08]