BP shuts down Alaskan oil line

"In a sudden blow to the nation's oil supply, half the production on Alaska's North Slope was being shut down yesterday after BP Exploration Alaska Inc. discovered severe corrosion in a Prudhoe Bay oil-transit line."

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Drats. This will affect the oil futures, driving up gasoline prices even more. Will someone please develop the transport apparatus used on Star Trek so we can just zap ourselves from one place to the next.