Massive pipeline spill caused by crack created during installation, third-party review concludes

By Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner
May 2, 2023
May 2, 2023

Pipeline leak — TC Energy workers at the site of a pipeline spill near Washington, Kansas, just a few miles south of the Nebraska border

(Courtesy of TC Energy)

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By Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner

A third-party review of a pipeline spill that released 500,000 gallons of crude oil onto Kansas farmland and a nearby stream was caused by a crack in the metal pipe that eventually ruptured under pressure.

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