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Keystone XL Pipeline Reportedly Spilled 11,000 Barrels of Oil in 2017 and 2019
Keystone XL Pipeline Reportedly Spilled 11,000 Barrels of Oil in 2017 and 2019
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Keystone XL Pipeline from Canada to the United States, shut down by President Joe Biden earlier this year, spilled more than 11,000... 23.08.2021, Sputnik International
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The two largest spills in Keystone's history in 2017 and 2019 were among six accidents that met the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's criteria for accidents "impacting people or the environment", the report said.The GAO said in the report that the two accidents spilled 6,592 barrels of oil at Amherst, South Dakota in November 2017 and 4,515 barrels at Edinburg, North Dakota in October 2019."In its thorough review of the pipeline’s history and construction, GAO found that preventable construction issues contributed to the current Keystone pipeline’s spills more frequently than the industry-wide trends. … half of Keystone’s accidents were caused by material failure of the pipe or weld", the report said.Four of the pipeline’s largest spills were caused by its construction, manufacturing of the pipe, or involved original design issues, the report added.
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Keystone XL Pipeline Reportedly Spilled 11,000 Barrels of Oil in 2017 and 2019
16:58 GMT 23.08.2021 (Updated: 17:38 GMT 23.08.2021) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Keystone XL Pipeline from Canada to the United States, shut down by President Joe Biden earlier this year, spilled more than 11,000 barrels of oil in its two worst leaks in 2017 and 2019, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report on Monday.
The two largest spills in Keystone's history in 2017 and 2019 were among six accidents that met the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's criteria for accidents "impacting people or the environment", the report said.
The GAO said in the report that the two accidents spilled 6,592 barrels of oil at Amherst, South Dakota in November 2017 and 4,515 barrels at Edinburg, North Dakota in October 2019.
"In its thorough review of the pipeline’s history and construction, GAO found that preventable construction issues contributed to the current Keystone pipeline’s spills more frequently than the industry-wide trends. … half of Keystone’s accidents were caused by material failure of the pipe or weld", the report said.
Four of the pipeline’s largest spills were
caused by its construction, manufacturing of the pipe, or involved original design issues, the report added.
