Alberta wants pipeline review by end of November
The Canadian Press
Posted: Aug 17, 2012 8:49 PM MT
Last Updated: Aug 17, 2012 9:46 PM MT
Alberta wants a review into the safety of its vast network of oil and natural gas pipelines to be completed by the end of November.
The Energy Resources Conservation Board has released its request for proposals for an independent third-party to conduct the review.
The board wants the review to look at how pipeline breaches are responded to, how the integrity of pipelines are managed and the safety of pipelines near bodies of water.
The board says it wants to determine if its regulatory rules are good enough and what needs to be improved.
The province called for the safety review following three pipeline breaches in Alberta this year, including one that spilled 475,000 litres of oil into the Red Deer River.
The deadline for a third-party to apply to conduct the review is Aug. 28.
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