Keystone Pipeline — Updates On Its Largest Leak Ever (Video)
The latest major incident started last week, when TC Energy officials announced on December 8 that an estimated 14,000 barrels had been spilled in Washington County, Kansas. This amounts to more than all the crude oil pipeline spills in 2021 combined, according to federal data. With each barrel equaling 42 gallons, those totals yield more than half a million gallons of crude oil seeping into the surrounding area.The company has been vacuuming oil from Mill Creek into trucks.
Actually, no — it has now spilled more crude oil in the US than any other pipeline. It has leaked 26,000 barrels of the toxic substance in the US over the past 12 years, according toHow many barrels per day does the Keystone produce? The line produces 622,000 barrels-per-day and ships heavy Canadian crude from Alberta to US refiners in the Midwest and the Gulf Coast.No, it’s more than others. The Keystone Pipeline received special permits to run at a higher rate than any other crude lines in the US and has been doing so since 2017.
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