U.S. pipeline agency to probe Enbridge oil spill in Wisconsin
Source: Reuters
U.S. pipeline agency to probe Enbridge oil spill in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON | Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:06am EDT
(Reuters) - The U.S. pipeline safety agency said on Saturday it is investigating an oil spill in Wisconsin on Enbridge Inc's network that forced the Canadian company to close part of the main pipeline system delivering Canadian crude to U.S. refiners.
The U.S. Transportation Department's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration "is investigating the cause of the Enbridge crude oil pipeline failure in Wisconsin," spokesman Damon Hill said in an email, adding that an inspector "has been dispatched to the failure location."
The spill reported on Friday comes almost two years to the day after a major spill in Michigan on a different part of Enbridge's network.
On Friday, Enbridge shut down Line 14 after a leak that it estimated at around 1,200 barrels of oil. The 318,000 barrel per day (bpd) line, part of the Lakehead system, carries light crude oil to Chicago-area refineries.
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