Oil Spill at NL Hydro Plant on Burin Peninsula, Canada

An investigation is continuing into the cause of an oil spill that occurred at Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s Paradise River hydroelectric generating plant on the Burin Peninsula.

Oil Spills Into North Saskatchewan River After Pipeline Leak

Oil from a Husky Energy pipeline spilled into the North Saskatchewan River on Thursday morning upstream from Maidstone, Sask.

OPEC-14 agree to reduce production to boost oil prices

OPEC set a new OPEC-14 production reduction target yesterday in Vienna of 32.5 MMb/d effective 1 January 2017 to accelerate the reduction in the world oil and try to rebalance of the oil market.

Operator training and qualifications

PHMSA - “To assure safety in the transport of hazardous gases and liquids in the nation's pipelines, pipeline operators who perform covered tasks must be qualified."

PHMSA bulletin - pipeline safety: lessons learned from the release at Marshall, Michigan

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued an advisory bulletin this month on existing regulations and best practices that will help to avoid large scale product loss from pipelines.