Regulators order corrective action as Keystone Pipeline operators aim to restore service
- A Keystone Pipeline segment ruptured on Tuesday near Fort Ransom, North Dakota.
- The underground pipeline failure caused a large spill onto nearby farmland.
- Crews used vacuum trucks to recover oil while preparing to repair the affected pipe.
- South Bow stated, "Our primary focus remains on the safety of onsite personnel and mitigating risk to the environment."
- Federal regulators ordered South Bow to take corrective actions and analyze the failure.
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The Keystone Pipeline will ‘carefully’ restart operations after spilling 147,000 gallons of Canadian oil destined for U.S. refineries
The operator of the Keystone oil pipeline said it planned to restart the system Monday after a spill onto farmland in North Dakota last week shut down the line. South Bow said it's watching inclement weather conditions before beginning “a carefully controlled restart” that will include 24/7 monitoring, reduced operating pressures, cleanup of the site and compliance with federal regulators' requirements. The company said it has finished all repai…
PHMSA issues corrective order for Keystone Pipeline
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is requiring corrective measures before the Keystone Pipeline will be allowed to begin moving oil again. On April 8, a rupture occurred along the line, 32 miles south of Valley City. The rupture resulted in approximately 3,500 barrels of crude oil being released in the area. No one was injured. Among the corrective measures required include a review of prior in…
Pipeline corrective actions ordered
BISMARCK, N.D. — Federal regulators ordered the operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take corrective actions after a rupture caused 147,000 gallons of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota, and the company said its goal is to resume…
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