Pipeline file photo. (Dreamstime)
Husky fined $600K for 2018 pipeline spill in Saskatchewan
Apr 29, 2022 | 11:47 AM
NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASK – An Alberta energy company has been issued a six-figure fine for spilling a substance in central Saskatchewan.
In 2018, approximately 2.8 million litres of process water leaked from Husky Oil Operations’ Westhazel pipeline into the environment near the Town of Turtleford, about 89 kilometres north of North Battleford.
Process water is a byproduct of oil and gas production and is typically high in salt content.
The process water travelled around 450 metres over land and entered the Englishman River, a fish-bearing tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.
