South Bow Set to Restart Operations at Keystone Pipeline


   
   HOUSTON, TX (DTN) -- South Bow is expected to restart today operations on 
the 2,689-mile Keystone pipeline after  it ruptured in North Dakota last week, 
causing an interruption in the supply of Canadian crude to U.S. refineries.

    "South Bow is carefully monitoring inclement weather conditions before 
being able to proceed with a carefully controlled restart of the Keystone 
Pipeline today," according to the company statement.
The operator said it has completed all repairs, inspections and testing at 
milepost 171 of Keystone near Fort Ransom, North Dakota.

   "The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has 
approved the repair and restart plans," South Bow stated.

   On April 8, the operator initiated a shutdown of the pipeline after 
detecting a leak in the system. The company estimated approximately 3,500 bbls 
were released during the incident.

   The 610,000 bpd Keystone Pipeline transports crude from Hardisty, Canada, to 
Steele City, Nebraska, and then splits into two pipelines with one moving east 
to refineries in Wood River and Patoka, and the other moving to Cushing, 
Oklahoma.

   According to the AP, the pipeline has been shut down from Alberta to points 
in Illinois and a liquid tank terminal Oklahoma, though the line remained open 
between Oklahoma and Texas' Gulf Coast.

    




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