North Dakota Oil Pipeline Leak Impacts Pastureland, Creek Tributary
4/6/2018
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A pipeline leak in Billings County spilled an estimated 2,100 gallons of oil and produced water, some of it into a waterway.
Produced water is a mixture of saltwater and oil that can contain drilling chemicals.
The state Health Department says the leak happened Wednesday at a site 6 miles west of Fryburg operated by Hess Bakken Investments II. The spill impacted pastureland and a tributary of Sully Creek.
The company is using soil berms and oil-absorbent booms to prevent further spread of the spill, and also will be removing contaminated ice.
Health Department officials are on site and monitoring the cleanup.
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Pipeline Project Spotlight
Owner:
East African Crude Oil Pipeline Company
Project:
East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)
Type:
TotalEnergies in discussions with a Chinese company after Russian supplier Chelpipe was hit by sanctions.
Length:
902 miles (1,443 km)
Capacity:
200,000 b/d
Start:
2022
Completion:
2025
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