Imperial Oil Still Investigating Cause of Produced Water Spill in NWT

Imperial Oil Still Investigating Cause of Produced Water Spill in NWT
Imperial Oil logo at the company's annual meeting in Calgary on April 28, 2017. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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Imperial Oil Ltd. says it is still investigating the cause and impact of a pipeline spill in the Northwest Territories that has some residents downstream concerned about the potential impact.

The Calgary-based oil and gas company reported on July 27 that it discovered about 55,000 litres of produced water had spilled before it shut down the pipeline in Norman Wells, N.W.T.