CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - June 16, 2013) - Having achieved containment of the release, clean-up and remediation efforts are underway as Plains Midstream Canada (Plains) continues to respond to a release on its six-inch, 79 kilometre Kemp pipeline system approximately 90 kilometres north west of Manning, Alberta. Benefiting from the long daylight hours, more than 60 workers, including staff and local contractors, have been working day and night shifts on site at the pipeline [Read more]
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LAST SHOT: Enbridge, opponents make final pipeline pitch
TERRACE, B.C. - The proponent and opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline will make their final pitches to a federal review panel starting Monday, at the last stage of public hearings before the panel issues its decision later this year.Calgary-based Enbridge (TSX:ENB) is slated to be the first to officially present its final argument for its project at the hearings, but opponents made their case at a public rally Sunday in Terrace, B.C., a scenic northern city whose council passed [Read more]
North Dakota oil production continues record pace
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota drillers continue to produce oil and natural gas at a record pace, data from the state Department of Mineral Resources show. The agency said the state produced an average of about 793,250 barrels daily in April. That’s up from about 783,000 barrels a day in March. Data show there were 8,758 producing wells in April, up from 8,639 wells in March. North Dakota also produced a record 846,906 million cubic feet of natural gas daily in April. In March, the [Read more]
Update: Plains Midstream Canada Responds to Release in Northern Alberta (7:00 p.m. MST)
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - June 15, 2013) - Plains Midstream Canada (Plains) continues to respond to a release on its six-inch, 79 kilometre Kemp pipeline system approximately 90 kilometres north west of Manning, Alberta. The pipeline system remains shut in and more than 40 workers are on site conducting containment and clean-up activities, supported by senior staff from Plains' Calgary office. The area affected by the condensate release measures approximately 100 meters by 150 metres [Read more]
Plains Midstream Responds to Pipeline Release in Northern Alberta
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - June 15, 2013) - Plains Midstream Canada (Plains) is responding to a condensate release on its Kemp pipeline system approximately 90 kilometres north west of Manning, Alberta. The Kemp pipeline system is a 6-inch diameter, 79 kilometer system that transports condensate and other natural gas liquids (NGL), a by-product of processed natural gas. Plains' emergency response procedures have been activated and the pipeline has been shut down. Response personnel [Read more]
Iran elects new president: favours ‘interaction’ above confrontation
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani was declared the winner of Iran's presidential vote on Saturday after gaining support among many reform-minded Iranians looking to claw back a bit of ground after years of crackdowns and now resets the country's political order. The stunning surge behind Rowhani, a former nuclear negotiator, was seen by his supports as a rebuke of uncompromising policies that have left Iran increasingly isolated and under biting sanctions from the West over [Read more]
Palliser Oil & Gas Corporation Grants Options and Restricted Share Units
/NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THEUNITED STATES/ CALGARY, June 14, 2013 /CNW/ - Palliser Oil & Gas Corporation ("Palliser" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:PXL) reports that it has granted an aggregate of 843,500 options at an exercise price of $0.49 per share to directors, officers and employees of Palliser and issued 676,500 Restricted Share Units to officers and employees of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions with the [Read more]
Northern Alberta waste water pipeline leak fixed: owner says
ZAMA CITY, Alta. - The owner of a pipeline that leaked a large amount of industrial waste water into a northern Alberta wetland says wildlife in the area doesn't seem to have been affected."There are no visible impacts on wildlife," Marc Douglas, spokesman for Apache Canada Ltd., said Friday.Alberta regulators estimate that 9.5 million litres of waste water were spilled near Zama City in northwestern Alberta. The spill covers 42 hectares with water that contains salt, oil and [Read more]
Repair crews have finished work on the leaky Trans Mountain pipeline: company
MERRITT, B.C. - Repair crews have finished their work on a small defect in the Trans Mountain pipeline that prompted an oil spill earlier this week.Andy Galarnyk , spokesman for pipeline owner Kinder Morgan Canada, said Friday all the contaminated soil has been removed and the pipeline was expected to be back up to full operation by the end of the day.Galarnyk and the National Energy Board say the total volume of oil spilled was less than about six barrels — or just under 1,000 litres. [Read more]
National Energy Board says Trans Mountain oil leak only six barrels
MERRITT, B.C. - The National Energy Board says an oil spill that forced the shutdown of the Trans Mountain pipeline near Merritt, B.C., amounted to less than six barrels.That's just under 1,000 litres of oil — a tiny amount compared to the 300,000 barrels the pipeline ships each day, but still enough for environmentalists to highlight their concerns about Kinder Morgan's plans to vastly expand the pipeline's capacity.Board spokeswoman Rebecca Taylor says the board will determine the [Read more]