The safety of the United States' undersea pipeline systems, in terms of both human safety and potential for environmental damage, is a major national concern. These systems, in federal and state waters in the Gulf of Mexico and off Southern California and Alaska, extend more than 20,000 miles, carrying almost one-forth of the nation's natural gas production and more than one-ninth of its crude oil.
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