Keystone pipeline operator agrees to pay $26.9m penalty over Kansas oil spill

The operator of the Keystone pipeline, South Bow, has agreed to pay a $26.9 million penalty for a 2022 oil spill in Kansas. The settlement also requires an additional $40 million investment in safety measures to prevent future environmental disasters.
This photo taken with a drone shows the area where the ruptured Keystone pipeline dumped oil into a creek in Washington County, Kansas, on 9 December 2022. Photograph: AP This photo taken with a drone shows the area where the ruptured Keystone pipeline dumped oil into a creek in Washington County, Kansas, on 9 December 2022. Photograph: AP Kansas Keystone pipeline operator agrees to pay $26.9m penalty over Kansas oil spill Proposed legal settlement over 2022 oil spill would resolve allegations that South Bow violated clean water laws
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