Dec 11, 2022

🎥 Drone footage shows extent of Kansas oil spill

Posted Dec 11, 2022 6:33 PM
Keystone Pipeline oil leaks into Mill Creek in Washington County, Kansas. Tyler Kersting / Nebraska Public Media
Keystone Pipeline oil leaks into Mill Creek in Washington County, Kansas. Tyler Kersting / Nebraska Public Media

By DANIEL WHEATON
Nebraska Public Media

An oil leak from the Keystone Pipeline is estimated to have released 14,000 barrels, or about 588,000 gallons. The spill spread over pasture ground, and some went into Mill Creek, about five miles northeast of Washington, Kansas.

Since the leak became known late Wednesday night, crews have begun working on repair and recovery. TC Energy, a Canadian firm, said that multiple vacuum trucks are being used to recover the crude.

CLICK HERE: Aerial footage reveals the extent of the damage.