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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/keystone-pipeline-leaks-over-200k-gallons-of-oil-in-south-dakota/ar-BBF3Qck?li=BBnb7Kz&item=personalization_enabled:false&OCID=ansmsnnews11

Keystone pipeline leaks over 200K gallons of oil in South Dakota

——One thing about living in Louisiana is pipe lines everywhere. You do not dig anywhere in the state with out checking to be sure you do not hit one. Being around this stuff I also know the people monitor how much goes in and comes out the other end,….no way you have a 200,000 gallon leak on a new pipeline with out someone doing dmg and someone else not monitoring the fluids in and out.

mgtow is its own worst enemy- https://www.campusreform.org/

[FrankOneParticipant 1417]

I work in oil & gas, albeit, not transmission. There have been leaks before — every stick of pipe is welded to the next. Even with inspections, sometimes defects are missed. Then there are flange joints. The parts of the pipeline already completed (phases 1-3) are already 3,000 miles. The oldest phase has been operating for 7 years.

I think it’s too early to determine cause; there will be a full incident investigation. There have been 3 significant spills in 7 years counting this one, in the Keystone line. So in my view, a good track record. Trans Canada detected the leak from pressure drop, and isolated the pipeline within 15 minutes. They’ve already dispatched crews to assess and cleanup. There WILL be spills from these pipelines due to corrosion, seal leaks at pumping stations, etc. The companies are required to report them immediately if they exceed a very low threshold. The company has EVERY incentive to minimize leaks, as pipeline servicing refineries must be shutdown during repairs, costing a fortune. Then there is also the environmental remediation cost.

I’m in favor of these transmission lines, as they are LESS likely to have spills and fires than rail and over-the-road transport.

Environmental groups such as Climate Direct Action have in past, shut emergency isolation valves in remote areas, halting flow in transmission pipelines.

Most of the pipeline is buried a minimum of four feet. So MOST sabotage would be evident, in that you’d have to excavate a hole, bore through it, and cover it back up. Not sure if they have cameras at pumping stations; sabotage there would be very easy.

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Good place to start smoking.

Yup, no doubt.

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