Pipeline spills 60,000 litres of crude oil into muskeg in northern Alberta

01/12/14
Author: 
The Canadian Press

RED EARTH CREEK, ALTA.—The Alberta Energy Regulator says close to 60,000 litres of crude oil have spilled into muskeg in the province’s north.

An incident report by the regulator states that a mechanical failure was reported Thursday at a Canadian Natural Resources Limited pipeline approximately 27 kilometres north of Red Earth Creek.