Washington State updates pipeline legislation

The Washington State Department of Ecology updated rules for pipeline operators who move oil through the state. The updated rule, ‘the oil spill contingency plan rule’, requires pipeline operators to commit to more comprehensive oil spill response planning.

U.S. regulators yet to approve full restart of Colonial pipeline

A spokesman for the U.S. regulator told Reuters on Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) has yet to approve Colonial Pipeline Co's plan to restore its original gasoline line to service after a leak in September.

Pipeline bills discussed by Congress

Two bills currently going through the Senate and House of Representatives

U.S. regulator says pipelines cannot be designated as "idled"

Pipeline operators need to classify pipelines as either active or abandoned status when considering safety. The designation of “idled” is not recognized by law, according to a bulletin from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

Canada oil pipeline spills 200,000 liters on aboriginal land

A pipeline close to Stoughton, about 62 kilometers east of Weyburn in the western Canadian province of Saskatchewan, has leaked 200,000 liters (52,834 gallons) of oil onto agricultural land owned by Ocean Man First Nation