Scramble to Protect Canada's Energy Companies Pipelines
Canadian energy companies and officials share intelligence, scour social media and send up surveillance drones but even so they say preventing a disruption to the country's vast pipeline network is near impossible and each side wants the other to do more. This week, five oil pipelines…
One Dead in Explosion at Nexen Canadian Oil Sands Facility
One person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at Nexen Energy's Long Lake oil sands facility south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, on Friday, the company said. The injured person was in critical condition, a police spokesman said. Other personnel were accounted for after the explosion, the unit of China's CNOOC Ltd said in a statement.
Canadian Pipeline Expansion Continues
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners said on Friday that crews have resumed survey work related to its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby, even as Canadian police arrested more protesters at two work sites. Kinder Morgan said it was able to move its…
Two Railcars Carrying Propane Derail in Manitoba
A train carrying unscented propane derailed in Emerson, Manitoba, on Tuesday, prompting the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to evacuate 40 people from nearby homes as a precaution. Two cars left the tracks at around 7:30 a.m. local time (1230 GMT) and the RCMP said there were no leaks detected, or injuries or fire as a result of the accident.
Train Believed to be Carrying Propane Derails in Eastern Canada
A train believed to be carrying propane has derailed in the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia, but the containers are not leaking, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said on Monday. Two people were aboard the train and no injuries have been reported, said Corporal Scott MacRae.
