"Husky Energy Inc has indefinitely closed a pipeline that leaked oil into a major Canadian river, a company official said on Monday, as the spill forced a second city to stop drawing drinking water.
Heavy oil and diluent leaked from a 19-year-old pipeline in Husky's Saskatchewan Gathering System on Thursday, flowing into the North Saskatchewan River, which supplies water to several communities in the western Canadian province.
The northern part of the system will remain down until Husky has 'dealt with the crisis at hand,' said Husky executive Al Pate, adding the company was 'deeply sorry.'"
Rod Nickel and Nia Williams report for Reuters July 25, 2016.
Source: Reuters, 07/26/2016
