{"id":2421688,"date":"2025-04-09T15:08:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T19:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/keystone-pipeline-shut-down-loud-bang-reported-before-disaster\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T15:13:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T19:13:39","slug":"keystone-pipeline-shut-down-loud-bang-reported-before-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/keystone-pipeline-shut-down-loud-bang-reported-before-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Keystone Pipeline Shut Down, Loud &#8216;Bang&#8217; Reported Before Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkeystone-pipeline-shut-down-loud-bang-reported-before-disaster%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2421688&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Keystone Pipeline was shut down on Tuesday following a reported leak in North Dakota. According to Bill Suess of the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, the spill was detected around 7:44 a.m. after a pipeline worker heard a &#8220;mechanical bang.&#8221; The leak occurred about 80 miles southwest of Fargo, and affected an agricultural field south of the pump station. Approximately 3,500 barrels of oil leaked due to the incident. While the exact timeline for when the pipeline will resume operations is unclear,it depends on the cause of the leak and the necessary repairs. Fortunately, ther were no reported impacts on people or structures, and measures have been taken to contain the spill and protect nearby streams. The north Dakota Department of Environmental Quality is overseeing cleanup efforts at the site.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Keystone Pipeline was shut down Tuesday after a leak developed in North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Suess, manager of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rail-cars-carrying-hazardous-materials-derail-catch-fire-in-north-dakota\/\" title=\"Rail Cars Carrying Hazardous Materials Derail, Catch Fire in ...\">spill investigation program<\/a> at the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, said a pipeline worker heard a &ldquo;mechanical bang&rdquo; and reported a spill at 7:44 a.m., according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/08\/us\/keystone-pipeline-rupture-north-dakota.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It took about two minutes to shut down the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-keystone-pipeline-worker-rips-biden-live-tv-tells-really-responsible-gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pipeline<\/a>, he said<\/p>\n<p>The almost 2,700-mile-long pipeline that brings Canadian oil to the United States experienced the leak north of Fort Ransom, North Dakota, which is about 80 miles southwest of Fargo.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As of right now, the spill is confined to an agricultural field south of the pump station,&rdquo; Suess said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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he said.<\/p>\n<p>No people or structures were affected by the incident, Suess said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING NEWS:<\/p>\n<p>The Keystone Pipeline has RUPTURED.<\/p>\n<p>Oil spill near Edinburgh, North Dakota after rupture of Keystone pipeline. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ScJbcKc98b\">pic.twitter.com\/ScJbcKc98b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mila Joy (@MilaLovesJoe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MilaLovesJoe\/status\/1909850212593705379?\">April 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Suess said a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ntsb-report-on-ohio-train-derailment-to-be-released-thursday\/\" title=\"NTSB Report on Ohio Train Derailment to Be Released Thursday\">nearby stream<\/a> was isolated from any possible oil flow as a precaution, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/oil-spill-after-keystone-pipeline-rupture-what-know-2057002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said that even in only the two minutes it took to shut down the pipeline after the leak was detected, a &ldquo;fairly good volume&rdquo; of oil, leaked, adding, &nbsp;&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s going to be that huge.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Solomiya Lyaskovska, a representative of South Bow, said the company sent crews to the site of the malfunction, according to the Times.<\/p>\n<p>She said the shutdown came &ldquo;after <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">control center leak detection systems detected<\/a> a pressure drop in the system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The affected segment has been isolated, and operations and containment resources have been mobilized to site,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our primary focus right now is the safety of on-site personnel and mitigating risk to the environment,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The pipeline carries about 626,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/betrayed-biden-oil-gas-workers-reveal-feel-biden-killing-keystone-pipeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">barrels of oil<\/a> per day, South Bow has said.<\/p>\n<p>The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality said it was sending crews to the site of the leak to oversee the cleanup, according to a news release on its <a href=\"https:\/\/deq.nd.gov\/PressReleases\/2025-04-08-638797193840475129.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Bill Suess, who oversees the spill investigation program at the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, reported that a pipeline worker heard a &#8220;mechanical bang&#8221; and notified authorities about the spill at 7:44 a.m., as stated by The New York Times. The pipeline was shut down within approximately two minutes. This nearly 2,700-mile pipeline transports Canadian oil to the U.S. and experienced the leak north of Fort Ransom, around 80 miles southwest of Fargo. Suess mentioned that currently, the spill is contained within an agricultural field south of the pump station.<\/p>\n<p>South Bow, which operates the pipeline, indicated that roughly 3,500 barrels of oil had leaked. Suess informed local media there is no set timeline for when operations might resume since it depends on identifying what caused the incident and what repairs are necessary. Fortunately, no individuals or structures were impacted by this event.<\/p>\n<p>Suess also noted that nearby streams were isolated as a precaution against potential oil flow. He remarked that even in just two minutes after detecting the leak before shutting down operations, a significant amount of oil had escaped but added he didn&#8217;t expect it to be catastrophic. Solomiya Lyaskovska from South Bow stated crews have been dispatched to address the issue following detection systems indicating a pressure drop in their control center.<\/p>\n<p>She emphasized their main priority is ensuring safety for personnel on-site while minimizing environmental risks. The pipeline typically transports about 626,000 barrels of oil daily; meanwhile, state environmental crews are being sent to manage cleanup efforts at the site according to an official announcement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2421689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Keystone-oil-spill.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[15368,53142,5123],"class_list":["post-2421688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-explosion","tag-keystone-pipeline","tag-shutdown"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Keystone-oil-spill.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2421688"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2421696,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421688\/revisions\/2421696"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2421689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2421688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2421688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2421688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}