[thackney]

So how long does it take for 20,000 barrels to leak out of a 1/4” hole at the pressure of the line?

A long time.

Check the weather at that time.

What time? They don't know the week this started let alone the day and time.

I still have a hard time believing the lightning. But I suspect there is more info that what we have read for them to put that out a possibility. Melting of steel? solidified soil?

[IMR 4350]

Lightening would be on or near the bottom of the list IMO.

There may have been a small leak that lightening opened up, but I doubt it.

I also think with ID corrosion pitting alone there would be a bigger hole after 20,000 barrels.