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UPDATE 1-ConocoPhillips pipe spills oil condensate near Alberta caribou range

Published 2016-06-14, 03:39 p/m
© Reuters. UPDATE 1-ConocoPhillips pipe spills oil condensate near Alberta caribou range
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(Updates with details of spill, Conoco response)
By Nia Williams
June 14 (Reuters) - A ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) COP.N pipeline has
leaked nearly 2,400 barrels of condensate, an ultra-light form
of oil, within an endangered caribou and grizzly bear range in
west-central Alberta, the company said on Tuesday.
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) issued an environmental
protection order to the company, which shut down and isolated
the pipeline and is investigating the cause of the spill.
ConocoPhillips first reported the leaking of condensate, an
ultra-light hydrocarbon, from a pipeline near its Resthaven gas
plant on June 9.
The spill is around 65 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of
Grand Cache, Alberta, and is part of the Little Smoky Caribou
Range, according to the AER. A key wildlife and biodiversity
zone is 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) northwest of the site, while a
core grizzly bear zone is 5 kilometers south.
The AER said there was a dead patch of vegetation near the
pipeline and a visible sheen on Webb Creek 300 meters (328
yards) away, which stretched for approximately 4.5 km (2.8
miles) upstream and downstream of a beaver pond.
Conoco Phillips has erected a boom, deployed soaker pads to
contain the condensate spill and activated its emergency
response plan. The company said 150 people were sent at the
site.
The Simonette River lies 2 km downstream of the beaver pond
and the AER said although it had not observed any visible sheen
testing showed slightly elevated hydrocarbon levels in the
water.
"We will conduct a full investigation into the cause of the
incident when we've brought it to a safe conclusion and
participate fully in the AER investigation," ConocoPhillips said
in a statement.

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