Portion of Keystone Pipeline Restarts

By Gordon HopkinsCleanup of the leak from the Keystone Pipeline System continues. Meanwhile, TC Energy, the company formerly known as TransCanada Corporation, has restarted a portion of the pipeline.The company shut down the pipeline system the evening of Wednesday, December 7, 2022, in response to a confirmed release an estimated 14,000 barrels, or 588,000 gallons, of crude oil into Mill Creek near Washington, Kansas.The spill is approximately 20 miles south of Steele City, where a key junction for the pipeline is located.On Wednesday, December 14, a week after the shutdown, the company restarted the pipeline section that extends from Hardisty, Alberta to Wood River/Patoka, Illinois. According to a statement from TC Energy, “This restart facilitates safe transportation of the energy that customers and North Americans rely on.”The statement also indicates the portion of the pipeline where the leak occurred remains sealed, “The affected segment of the Keystone Pipeline System remains safely isolated as investigation, recovery, repair and re mediation continues to advance. This segment will not be restarted until it is safe to do so and when we have regulatory approval from PHMSA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration).”Friday morning, December 16, TC Energy reported having recovered 4,125 barrels of oil from the creek (7,397 barrels of oil and water) and has excavated the area around the impacted segment of pipeline.No cause for the spill has been cited as of press time. The investigation remains ongoing.

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