FORT RANSOM, N.D. — The Keystone oil pipeline ruptured Tuesday morning in North Dakota, with the spill confined to an agricultural box.
The reason for the rupture and the amount of crude oil spilled weren’t straight away unclear. An worker running on the website online close to Castle Ransom heard a “mechanical bang” and close down the pipeline inside about two mins, mentioned Invoice Suess, spill investigation program supervisor with the North Dakota Division of Environmental High quality.
Oil used to be reported surfacing 300 yards (274 meters) south of the pump station in a box, Suess mentioned. Emergency workforce replied to the website online, Suess mentioned.
