Official Says Cleanup of Keystone Oil Spill Could Take Weeks

Emergency crews work to clean up the Keystone Pipeline spill operated by TC Energy in rural Washington County, Kansas, on Dec. 9, 2022. Drone Base/Reuters

Local officials in Kansas said Tuesday that the cleanup of the spill from the Keystone Pipeline, which carries crude oil from Canada to multiple U.S. states, will take a few more weeks.

It’s not yet known when the pipeline will resume operations after it was shut down on Dec. 8 after a spill of nearly 14,000 barrels of crude the day before at a segment of the system located in Washington County, Kansas.