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More than 200,000 gallons of oil have spilled along the Keystone Pipeline

Posted on November 16, 2017 by

In a statement today Transcanada, operators of the Keystone Pipeline, announced:

“Transcanada crews safely shut down its Keystone pipeline at approximately…5 a.m. MST after a drop in pressure was detected in its operating system resulting from an oil leak that is under investigation. The estimated volume of the leak is approximately 5,000 barrels. The section of pipe along a right-of-way approximately 35 miles (56 kilometres) south of the Ludden pump station in Marshall County, South Dakota.”

5,000 barrels is equivalent to 210,000 gallons.

This is the third spill on this section of the Keystone.

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Alberta tar sands pollution 2-3 times higher than corporate estimates

I’m not going to wade too far into the issue of the Keystone XL Pipeline because this blog focuses on issues directly related to Stillwater and Carbon counties, but I came across something today that I think is relevant. Some … Continue reading →

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