"Oil Spill Estimate Jumps To Almost 17K Gallons"

"TransCanada has increased the estimated size of an oil spill near Freeman to a "potential volume” of 16,800 gallons, or 400 barrels.

The initial estimate offered on Saturday to the Coast Guard’s National Response Center after a passerby noticed a sheen of oil in the ditch south of Freeman was 187 gallons, or approximately 4.5 barrels.

TransCanada spokesman Mark Cooper issued a news release Thursday saying the company still has about 100 workers on the site working around the clock to pinpoint the source of the leak in the pipeline, which was shut down upon the spill’s discovery."

John Hult reports for the Sioux Falls Argus Leader April 7, 2016.

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"The Keystone Pipeline Folks Don't Like Planes Flying Over Their Leaky Pipes" (Esquire)

"Keystone I Leak Raises More Doubts About Pipeline Safety" (InsideClimate News)

"TransCanada Puts Keystone Pipeline Spill Volume Estimate At 400 Barrels" (Reuters)

"Keystone Pipeline Leak Estimate Grows To 16,800 Gallons Of Oil" (CNN)