Mock Oil Spill Planned Along Trans Mountain Pipeline in Merritt

Kinder Morgan will be conducting a practice emergency exercise where they will simulate a oil spill and practice deploying equipment.

Monitoring improved after largest saltwater pipeline spill

The company responsible for one of North Dakota’s largest saltwater pipeline spills said Tuesday it now has an automated monitoring system in place that will detect leaks sooner.

May 13: Flexible loading line leaks at Quintero Terminal, Chile

The oil tanker, IKARO, leaked an undetermined amount of oil last Friday after the loading line had separated from its usual location.

A look at recent pipeline spills and leaks on the prairies

A look at recent pipeline spills and leaks on the prairies

AGA identifies areas of concern with PHMSA's proposed pipeline rules

In a 549-page notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) issued last March, PHMSA proposed adding thousands of miles of gathering lines to its purview, requiring pipeline inspections after extreme weather events such as floods, earthquakes and hurricanes, and more frequent inspections of pipelines in rural areas.