Nexen reports pipeline failure near Long Lake oil sands facility
CALGARY, Alberta -- Nexen Energy ULC is responding to an incident at its Long Lake oil sands facility south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, the company announced Thursday.
In the afternoon of July 15, an emulsion leak from a pipeline was discovered within Nexen’s Long Lake operations. The company’s emergency response plan was activated and response personnel are onsite. The leak has been stabilized and the site is under control, Nexen said in the statement.
The size of the spill is estimated to be 5,000 m3 of emulsion, over an area of approximately 16,000 m2 mostly within a compacted pipeline corridor. Emulsion is a mixture of bitumen, produced water and sand.
There were no injuries due to this incident and the pipeline has been isolated, Nexen said.
