Trans Mountain pipeline has oil leak at Canadian station

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The Trans Mountain pipeline suffered an oil spill at a Canadian pump station that caused a temporary shut down.

The pipeline leaked at the Sumas Pump Station in Abbotsford, British Columbia, early Saturday morning, The Bellingham Herald reported.

The pipeline carries about 300,000 barrels of crude oil and fuel each day over 700 miles in Canada from Alberta to Vancouver. A portion of the pipeline stretching about 69 miles delivers oil across Washington state.

The leak at the station about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Sumas, Washington, triggered an alarm at a control center, Trans Mountain Corporation said in a statement.

Estimates indicated between 940 and 1,195 barrels of light crude oil were released but contained on Trans Mountain property.

Trans Mountain’s initial investigation concluded the spill was the result of a 1-inch fitting on a piece of pipe connected to the mainline.

The pipeline was restarted around 2 p.m. Sunday, the company said.