TC Energy Corp. has estimated the volume of oil released in Wednesday\u0027s Keystone pipeline leak at 14,000 barrels.
The update comes one day after TC Energy announced it had mobilized people and equipment in response to a confirmed release of oil into a creek in Washington County, Kan., about 32 kilometres south of Steele City, Neb.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The EPA said TC Energy’s containment efforts ensured the oil discharge did not affect the Little Blue River or local drinking water wells, and helped to limit the potential impact on surrounding farmlands.Article content The difference in price in 2022 between U.S. and Canadian oil has not been because of a lack of pipeline access but more due to a series of refinery outages in the U.S. Midwest, which have lessened the ability for operating refineries to take on excess barrels of Canadian heavy crude.Article content
The Keystone pipeline system stretches 4,324 kilometres and helps move Canadian and U.S. crude oil to markets around North America.Article content However, the 2017 spill also came at a time when Canada had significantly less pipeline space. The addition of Enbridge’s Line 3 replacement project, which came online in 2021, has added significant capacity.Article content“Because don’t know how long is going to be shut, it’s pretty mild,” Muralidharan said, adding the price of WTI jumped immediately after news of the spill broke but has since settled.
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