Keystone Pipeline Resumes Operations After 14,000 Barrel Leak
Officials said a damaged portion of the Keystone Pipeline reopened Thursday after weeks of repairs and cleanup following a 600,000-gallon crude oil leak into a Kansas stream.
The pipeline, which carries oil from Canada to multiple U.S. states, shut down on Dec. 8 after spilling nearly 14,000 barrels of crude the day before at a segment of the system in Kansas, which forms part of the pipeline’s Cushing Extension.
It was considered one of the largest crude oil spills in the United States in nearly a decade.
Keystone Pipeline System Map showing restarted Cushing Extension in Washington County, Kansas, on Dec. 29, 2022. (Courtesy of TC Energy)
The pipeline’s Canadian operator, TC Energy, said the Cushing Extension will follow plans authorized by the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)….