Rainbow Pipeline Leak — A Timeline (Continued)

Posted on: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Posted at: 5:11 PM

This is a continuation of the Rainbow Pipeline Leak — A Timeline (April 29, 2011 – May 23, 2011).
 
 
 
May 24

• Plains Midstream Canada says 40% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]
• Plains Midstream Canada says full-scale clean-up operations are scheduled to commence on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

May 25

• Plains Midstream Canada says they have restarted a portion of the Rainbow Pipeline, 10 days after wildfires forced it to close. [ Article ]
• Plains Midstream Canada says 41% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]

May 26

• Plains Midstream Canada says oil continues to be recovered from containment trenches along the perimeter of the Rainbow Pipeline leak site. 41% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]

May 27

• Plains Midstream Canada says 42% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]
• Plains Midstream Canada says that the next daily update will be issued Monday afternoon with a summary of progress over the weekend.

May 29

• Plains Midstream Canada has declined to provide daily updates over this weekend. [ Web Updates ]

 
 
          NOTICE:
 
 

          THERE HAS BEEN ZERO
 
 
          MILESTONE COVERAGE
 
 
          OF THE RAINBOW PIPELINE LEAK
 
 
          BY THE NATIONAL MEDIA.
 
 
          WHY?!?

 
 
 
May 30

• Plains Midstream Canada says 45% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]

May 31

• Plains Midstream Canada still says only 45% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]

June 1

• Plains Midstream Canada still says only 45% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]

June 2 – June 3

• Plains Midstream Canada says 46% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]

June 6 – June 9

• Plains Midstream Canada says 47% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]

June 13 – June 16

• Plains Midstream Canada says 48% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]

June 17 – June 23

• Clean-up operations remained scaled back due to weather-related safety concerns. [ Web Updates ]
• Plains Midstream Canada says 48% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]

June 24 – June 30

• Clean-up operations remained scaled back due to weather-related safety concerns. [ Web Updates ]
• Plains Midstream Canada says 49% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]

July 4 – July 8

• Rainbow Pipeline leak site conditions continue to improve. [ Web Updates ]
• Plains Midstream Canada says 49% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]

July 11 – July 15

• Crews have focused their efforts on managing rainwater that has accumulated at the Rainbow Pipeline leak site, as well as monitoring water levels in the ponds and removing released fluid from containment trenches using vacuum trucks. [ Web Updates ]
• Plains Midstream Canada says 49% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]

July 18 – July 22

• Oil-impacted soil continues to be removed from the Rainbow Pipeline leak site for disposal at an approved waste disposal facility. Additional precautionary measures have been applied to all loads to prevent odours and mitigate community concerns. [ Web Updates ]
• Plains Midstream Canada says 49% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]

July 25 – July 29

• Plains Midstream Canada acknowledges the three month anniversary of the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]
• Plains Midstream Canada says 49% of oil recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak. [ Web Updates ]

 
 
 
FYI:

• The Rainbow Pipeline was built in 1965 and runs from Zama, Alberta to Edmonton, Alberta.
• In 2006, 7,500 barrels leaked from the Rainbow Pipeline; an investigation determined the causes were related to its age.
• Plains Midstream Canada purchased the Rainbow Pipeline from Imperial Oil in 2008.
• Plains Midstream Canada is a subsidiary of Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline, with pipelines and crude oil storage facilities throughout the Province of Alberta.
• Plains Midstream Canada says crack detection test conducted in January and April of 2011.

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