United States: huge oil spill is being controlled

A leak in the pipeline Keystonewhich spilled some 2.2 million liters of crude oil into a water course in Kansas, USAwas in the process of being controlled on Friday, according to US authorities.

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If the estimate of the magnitude of the spill is confirmed, it will be the largest oil leak in the United States since 2013, according to the Pipeline Safety Trust, which promotes pipeline safety.

The Canadian company TC Energy, which operates the infrastructure, detected the incident on Wednesday night and immediately suspended the flow of hydrocarbons in the pipeline.

“The affected section remains isolated” and the oil spill downstream “is contained”the company said in a message on Friday.

The cause of the pipeline rupture was not immediately identified.

“We are monitoring and investigating”US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a tweet.

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The agency in charge of pipeline safety, PHMSA, urged the company on Thursday to take “all measures necessary to protect the public, property and the environment from potential hazards” related to the escape.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, TC Energy erected an earthen barrier about 6 kilometers downstream of the incident. “to avoid any additional spillage.”

The group also mobilized trucks and special equipment to remove the oil spilled in Mill Creek.

Oil collection and water recovery work is expected to continue into next week, the agency said in a statement on Friday.

The Keystone pipeline allows the transportation of hydrocarbons from the province of Alberta, in western Canada, to various destinations in the United States. It currently transports around 600,000 barrels per day in normal times.

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On Friday around 19:00 GMT the company said it was still evaluating when it could restart operations.

The PHMSA agency must give the green light.

Oil prices spiked momentarily on Thursday after news of the leak, but then fell again.

The impact of the incident on the energy market will depend on the duration of the suspension of Keystone, which transports crude oil to the Cushing terminal in Oklahoma, where the US oil reserves that serve as a reference for investors are stored.

Source: Elcomercio

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