Keystone's existing pipeline spills far more than predicted to regulators

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Monday, November 27, 2017

Keystone's existing pipeline spills far more than predicted to regulators

(Reuters) - TransCanada Corp's existing Keystone pipeline has leaked substantially more oil, and more often, in the United States than indicated in risk assessments the company provided to regulators before the project began operating in 2010, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.

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Keystone's existing pipeline spills far more than predicted to regulators

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