The Trans Mountain pipeline in British Columbia shut down after an oil spill will resume operation Sunday afternoon.
Workers from the state-owned pipeline responded to the release at the Sumas Pump Station in Abbotsford, B.C., after an alarm went off at the pipeline control center early Saturday, the company said in a release posted on its website.
The cleanup is taking place after 940 to 1,195 barrels of light crude were released and contained at Trans Mountain property. The resumption will come “after all procedures and safety protocols for re-start have been completed,” according to the statement.
The Trans Mountain pipeline carries about 300,000 barrels a day of crude oil and some fuels from Alberta to the Vancouver area, where it connects to a marine export terminal as well as to another line that supplies refineries in Washington state.
The incident is related to a small, one-inch diameter piece of pipe connected to the mainline, the company said. Trans Mountain has initiated an investigation, adding that “monitoring has not identified any risk to the public or community.”
The incident comes at a sensitive time for Trans Mountain, as work on a planned expansion is under way amid fierce opposition from some residents of British Columbia, including indigenous communities, who argue the pipeline is a threat to the environment.
Canada’s federal government purchased the pipeline two years ago from Kinder Morgan Inc. after the company threatened to pull the plug on a planned expansion after years of regulatory and legal challenges.
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2020-06-14 21:35:16Z
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