Enbridge reports spill on Athabasca line

Enbridge: the Canadian company has been forced to close its Athabasca pipeline after a spill at the Elk Point pumping station

Josh Lewis

 20 June 2012 01:59 GMT

Enbridge was forced to close down the Athabasca pipeline this week following a spill at the Elk Point oil pumping station in Alberta.

In a statement late on Tuesday Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge confirmed an estimated 1400 barrels of oil were released on Monday, with the failure of a flange gasket in the pumping station believed to be the cause of the spill.

Enbridge said the Athabasca pipeline was shut down immediately on Monday once the leak at the pumping station was detected.

It added the spill was largely contained within the pumping station site and the area was secured and clean-up operations began immediately.

The pipeline was restarted later on Monday and was running normally…

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