The spill near Fox Creek is about three hectares in size, Trilogy said.

The company said it is unknown how much oil emulsion - a mixture of water and oil - leaked at its Kaybob development in the Alberta Montney.

Executives have travelled to the spill site to meet with clean-up crews and assess the damage, the company said.

Since the leak was detected on 7 October the pipeline has been shut down and purged.

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