Oil Spills

• Keystone pipeline leaks more than 1.4M litres of oil in North Dakota

  North Dakota regulators say the Keystone pipeline leaked more than 9,000 barrels of oil in the northeastern part of the state.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2019
• Cover-ups, lies ‘a systemic cancer’ in world of oilpatch health and safety breaches: whistleblowers

  The words may not have been explicit, but oilpatch contractor Matthew Linnitt says he read between the lines: lie on official documents about an incident that could have killed him, or someone would be fired.

  Investigations

  Aug 20, 2019
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• Study finds Canadians concerned about shipping petroleum by water

  However, in Alberta and Atlantic Canada, more than 60 per cent of survey respondents would support an increase in oil tanker traffic around B.C.'s South Coast.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2018
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• B.C. Liberals warn blocking Trans Mountain twinning could increase oil by rail

  The official Opposition is warning that one of the unintended consequences of stopping the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would be an increase in the shipment of bitumen by rail.

  Politics

  Apr 10, 2018
• Fungus could clean up oil spills, oilsands tailings: researchers

  Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have discovered a fungus which could clean up oil spills and restore oilsands tailings.

  Science

  Oct 24, 2017
• Journey Energy estimates pipeline near Winfield, Alta. leaked 8,000 litres of oil

  More than five weeks after a Journey Energy pipeline leaked near Winfield, Alta., the company is continuing to monitor the impact on wildlife while the Alberta Energy Regulator says cleanup efforts are ongoing.

  Environment

  Aug 5, 2017
• Researcher says Alberta underestimating the impact of oil spills

  A researcher is questioning how well Alberta's oil spills are tracked and how well they're cleaned up.

  Environment

  Feb 2, 2017
• Apache pleads guilty to pipeline violations after multiple spills

  Apache Canada Ltd. has pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to properly operate its pipelines after multiples spills on its network.

  Crime

  Oct 4, 2016
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• Bay of Fundy oil spill could threaten east coast bird populations: naturalist

  Environmental groups are among those expressing concerns ahead of the National Energy Board hearings into the proposed Energy East pipeline project.

  Environment

  Aug 5, 2016
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• Alberta Energy Regulator urges companies to step up detection of pipeline leaks

  The Alberta Energy Regulator is urging pipeline operators to do a better job of developing and maintaining programs to discover leaks after it examined nearly two dozen spills over the last three years.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2016