The Keystone oil pipeline was shut down Tuesday morning following a rupture in North Dakota, interrupting the transport of crude oil from Canada to U.S. refineries.
Pipeline operator South Bow said it shut down the system just before 8 a.m. on April 8 after its control center detected a sudden drop in pressure. The Canadian-based company confirmed the oil spill has been contained to a nearby agricultural field. The nearest town to the site is Fort Bend, North Dakota.
“The affected segment has been isolated, and operations and containment resources have been mobilized to site,” a company spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement. “Our primary focus right now is the safety of onsite personnel and mitigating risk to the environment.”…