TransCanada: More than 44,000 gallons of oil recovered from Keystone spill so far

Energy company TransCanada Corp announced Friday that it recovered 44,400 gallons, or 1,057 barrels, of oil following a spill from the Keystone pipeline in Amherst, S.D. Roughly 210,000 gallons of oil are reported to have spilled in the region due to a leak earlier this month. TransCanada is cleaning up oil from the spill to remove contaminants from the soil. About 170 workers are participating in clean-up activities, the company said. The company had announced Nov. 16 that because of the leak it shut down its pipeline, which produces 590,000 barrels of oil per day. TransCanada has not yet announced when the pipeline will reopen. The company also said it tested the water in the area...more