Keystone pipeline operator agrees to pay $26.9m penalty over Kansas oil spill
The operator of the Keystone pipeline, South Bow, has agreed to pay a $26.9 million penalty for a 2022 oil spill in Kansas. The settlement also requires an additional $40 million investment in safety measures to prevent future environmental disasters.
Why it matters
This settlement highlights the ongoing tension between energy infrastructure operations and environmental protection regulations.
This photo taken with a drone shows the area where the ruptured Keystone pipeline dumped oil into a creek in Washington County, Kansas, on 9 December 2022. Photograph: AP This photo taken with a drone shows the area where the ruptured Keystone pipeline dumped oil into a creek in Washington County, Kansas, on 9 December 2022. Photograph: AP Kansas Keystone pipeline operator agrees to pay $26.9m penalty over Kansas oil spill Proposed legal settlement over 2022 oil spill would resolve allegations that South Bow violated clean water laws
Prefer the Guardian on Google A proposed legal settlement with the US government would require the Keystone pipeline system’s operator to pay a $26.9m civil penalty over a large oil spill in Kansas in December 2022 and spend about $40m more to prevent future accidents.
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