Suncor says oil sands pipeline shut after leak
Thu Jul 17, 2008
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A pipeline carrying diesel fuel from Suncor Energy Inc's northern Alberta oil sands operations sprung a leak on Tuesday, but production at the facilities has not yet been affected, the company said.
Suncor, the No. 2 oil sands producer, said a leak on its pipeline running from Fort McMurray, Alberta, to Edmonton was detected at 11:30 a.m. local time on July 15 and the pipeline was shut down.
The leak occurred about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the town of Wandering River, Alberta, the company said.
The Alberta Energy Resource Conservation Board, which regulates pipeline safety in the province, said as much as 1,260 barrels of diesel spilled but the fuel did not contact any water bodies and there was no danger to the public because of the leak.
Suncor did not say when the line would return to service.
(Reporting by Scott Haggett; Editing by Peter Galloway)
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