The operator of the Keystone oil pipeline introduced the conduit again into service, placing an finish to a week-long outage brought on by an estimated 3,500-barrel spill in rural North Dakota.
A lot of the oil launched has been recovered and remediation efforts have began, South Bow Corp. mentioned in an announcement Wednesday. The road will be capable to function at no extra of 80% of stress ranges on the time of the April 8 spill. On the time of failure, the road was transporting 17,844 barrels per hour, or the equal of 428,000 barrels a day.
The restart, delayed by inclement climate, comes roughly two days after it met all situations imposed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Supplies Security Administration. South Bow will proceed to observe the system as an investigation into the causes of the spill continues, the corporate mentioned. Keystone can transport as a lot as 620,000 barrels of Canadian crude each day to US Midwest and Gulf Coast markets.