Oil spill
Keystone Leak Estimated at 383,000 Gallons
The Keystone Pipeline leak from early this week reportedly spilled more than 383,000 gallons of crude in northeast North Dakota.
EQM Delays Mountain Valley, Raises Costs Again
EQM Midstream has once again delayed the timeline and raised the cost for its Mountain Valley Pipeline project.
Brazil's Mystery Oil Spills May Have Criminal Source: President
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday the oil spills that have been contaminating the northeastern coast since the beginning of September appeared to involve crimes.
Colombia’s Trasandino Pipeline Damaged in Bombing
Colombia's Trasandino pipeline was damaged in a bomb attack, state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Saturday, spilling crude oil into a nearby river.
PHMSA Publishes "Mega" Rule After Nearly A Decade of Work
U.S. transportation officials on Tuesday adopted long-delayed measures that are meant to prevent pipeline spills and deadly gas explosions but don't address recommended steps to lessen accidents once they occur.
Ruptured Nigerian Pipeline Spilled Oil: NNPC
A pipeline that ruptured on Friday in Nigeria's Delta state spilled oil, but has been contained, the head of state oil company NNPC said.
Bomb Damages Colombia's Cano Limon Crude Pipeline
A bomb has damaged a section of Colombia's Cano Limon pipeline, state-run oil company Ecopetrol said, the twenty-sixth attack on the pipeline this year.
Health Officials Report N.D. Pipeline Leaks 10K Gallons of Oil
North Dakota’s Health Department says more than 10,000 gallons of oil has spilled from a pipeline in Williams County.
Oil Storage Pools Set Ablaze in Colombia During Pipeline Repairs
Colombia's state-run oil company Ecopetrol said intruders deliberately set fire to crude oil retention pools it was using for storage during repairs to its bomb-damaged Caño Limón-Coveñas pipeline.
UK Supreme Court to Hear Nigerians' Case for Pursuing Shell Pipeline Spill Claim in England
The Supreme Court in London will hear an appeal by Nigerian farmers and fishermen to pursue claims in England against oil major Shell over oil spills in the Niger Delta, lawyers for the two affected communities said on Wednesday.
Chevron Reports 800,000 Gallon California Oil, Water Spill
Officials began to clean up a massive oil spill Friday that dumped nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water into a California canyon, making it larger — if less devastating — than the state’s last two major oil spills.
Fatal Nigerian Explosion Caused by Pipeline Theft
At least two people were killed after a pipeline fire erupted in the Ijegun area of Lagos on Thursday. Security agencies said oil bunkering activities caused the fire outbreak as fuel spilled into the community's drainage system.
Plains All American Fined $3.3M for California Oil Spill
A California judge fined Plains All American Pipeline $3.35 million for a 2015 California coastal oil spill caused by the rupture of a corroded pipeline.
Plains All American fined $3.3M for California Oil Spill
Plains All American Pipeline was fined nearly $3.35 million for a 2015 California coastal oil spill caused by the rupture of a corroded pipeline.
Colombia's Ecopetrol Working to Contain Spills from Pipeline Attacks
Colombia's state-run oil company Ecopetrol said it is working to contain two oil spills from its Cano Limon pipeline, which was damaged by bomb attacks on the weekend.
TransCanada Restarts Shut Portion of Keystone Oil Pipeline
TransCanada restarted a section of the Keystone oil pipeline, following a leak of 43 barrels of crude oil in Missouri earlier this month, the company said.
Canadian National Train Derails in Manitoba, Leaks Oil
A Canadian National Railway Co train derailed in Western Canada and leaked an undetermined volume of crude oil. The incident comes as crude oil shipments by rail in Canada reached a record high due to full pipelines.
Colombia’s Cano Limon Pipeline Bombed for 6th Time this Year: Ecopetrol
Colombia’s Cano Limon pipeline was bombed again, state-run oil company Ecopetrol said, the sixth time it has been attacked this year.
Missouri Leak Prompts Closure of Parts of 2 Oil Pipelines
An oil leak near St. Louis prompted the closure of parts of two pipelines as crews work to determine the source, company officials and Missouri regulators said.
Mexico's Fuel Thieves Undeterred by Deadly Blast
Days after a fireball erupted near the Mexican town of Tlahuelilpan, killing at least 117 people pilfering gasoline from a pipeline, the area's fuel bandits were back in business.
Pipeline Vandals Cause 8,000-Barrel Spill in Peruvian Amazon
Peru's state oil company said about 8,000 barrels of crude oil spilled in the Amazon after vandals severed a pipeline and blocked access by technicians seeking to repair it.
West Texas Pipeline to Resume on Schedule after Spill
Energy Transfer Partners said a West Texas pipeline will resume operations on Saturday as planned after it spilled water with nontoxic green dye and residual crude oil near Abilene.
California Jury Finds Plains All American Guilty in Oil Spill Trial
A California state jury found Plains All American Pipeline guilty of criminally fouling state waters or harming wildlife in a 2015 oil spill along the Pacific Coast.
Safety Board: Damage During Installation Led to Pipeline Crack
The NTSB said last year’s rupture of the Keystone oil pipeline in South Dakota was due to a fatigue crack that probably resulted from mechanical damage by a metal-tracked vehicle during installation.
PPSA/PRCI Host ILI Demonstration for Young Pipeline Professionals
The Pigging Products and Services Association (PPSA) and the Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) hosted a pull through ILI demonstration for Young Pipeline Professionals at the PRCI’s Technology Development Center (TDC) in Houston.
Trial Begins in 2015 Oil Pipeline Spill
Plains All American Pipeline faces a criminal trial for an oil pipeline spill along the California coast three years ago.
Pipeline Spill Twice as Big as First Thought
A crude oil spill from the Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota last November twice as big as first reported.
North Dakota Oil Pipeline Leak Impacts Pastureland, Creek Tributary
A pipeline leak in Billings County spilled an estimated 2,100 gallons of oil and produced water, some of it into a waterway.
Indonesia Blames Coal Ship for Oil Spill, Not State Energy Firm
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A coal ship that dropped anchor off the coast of the Indonesian port city of Balikpapan on Borneo island was likely to blame for an oil spill, after dragging a pipeline more than 100 metres and causing it to crack, an energy ministry official said. Indonesia declared a state of ..
PHMSA Cites External Corrosion as Cause of Santa Barbara Spill
External corrosion on a pipeline pumping crude was the root cause of the rupture last May that spilled over 140,000 gallons of oil on the Santa Barbara coast, federal regulators reported. The spill occurred after pumps on the Plains All American Pipeline were shut down and restarted, sending a large..
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