- Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy Corp announced that it has safely restarted service on its Keystone crude oil pipeline to Cushing, Oklahoma, after a 21-day outage.
- After spilling 14,000 barrels of oil in rural Kansas, the largest US spill in nine years, the 622,000-barrel-per-day pipeline was shut on December 7.
- The pipeline has had 12 significant incidents through its lifetime, including major spills in 2017 and 2019, according to the Pipeline Safety Trust, a watchdog group.
MONTREAL, Canada: Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy Corp announced that it has safely restarted service on its Keystone crude oil pipeline to Cushing, Oklahoma, after a 21-day outage.
“The Keystone Pipeline System is now operational to all delivery points,” the company said in a statement, while operating “with additional risk-mitigation measures, including reduced operating pressures.”
After spilling 14,000 barrels of oil in rural Kansas, the largest US spill in nine years, the 622,000-barrel-per-day pipeline was shut on December 7.
The pipeline has had 12 significant incidents through its lifetime, including major spills in 2017 and 2019, according to the Pipeline Safety Trust, a watchdog group.
