Keystone spill deal shows how cleanup costs get turned into a legal bill
Keystone Pipeline operator agrees to pay $26.9 million over 2022 oil spill The federal government has announced a settlement proposal that would require the owner and operator of the Keystone Pipeline to pay $26.9 million in civil penalties, linked to a major oil spill that dumped nearly half a million gallons of crude oil into a Kansas creek in December 2022.
Why it matters: Keystone Pipeline operator agrees to pay $26.9 million over 2022 oil spill The federal government has announced a settlement proposal that would require the owner and operator of the Keystone Pipeline to pay $26.9 million in civil penalties, linked to a major oil spill that dumped nearly half a million gallons of crude oil into a Kansas creek in December 2022.