Post by Logan on Apr 13, 2016 17:55:18 GMT -6
Oil regulators visit spill site amid hearing on tougher regulations
WILLISTON – Oil and gas regulators visiting Williston on Wednesday did more than listen to public comments about proposed pipeline rules.
The Department of Mineral Resources contingent also visited the site of the state’s largest pipeline spill, an event that was the impetus for many of the regulations now being considered.
Director Lynn Helms and others from the department visited the Blacktail Creek spill cleanup site where a Meadowlark Midstream pipeline leaked an estimated 3 million gallons of produced water.
That spill, which was discovered in January 2015 while North Dakota’s Legislature was in session, was one of the factors that led legislators to ask for new oil and gas rules and dedicate more staff to regulating gathering pipelines.
Read more: bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/oil-regulators-visit-spill-site-amid-hearing-on-tougher-regulations/article_f7ee56d1-a8e7-573c-b1f9-806caf3cc2b7.html
WILLISTON – Oil and gas regulators visiting Williston on Wednesday did more than listen to public comments about proposed pipeline rules.
The Department of Mineral Resources contingent also visited the site of the state’s largest pipeline spill, an event that was the impetus for many of the regulations now being considered.
Director Lynn Helms and others from the department visited the Blacktail Creek spill cleanup site where a Meadowlark Midstream pipeline leaked an estimated 3 million gallons of produced water.
That spill, which was discovered in January 2015 while North Dakota’s Legislature was in session, was one of the factors that led legislators to ask for new oil and gas rules and dedicate more staff to regulating gathering pipelines.
Read more: bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/oil-regulators-visit-spill-site-amid-hearing-on-tougher-regulations/article_f7ee56d1-a8e7-573c-b1f9-806caf3cc2b7.html