![]() 16 and ends Wednesday evening, according to the Federal Aviation Administration’s website. The oil that landed on nearby fields looks like a plume of smoke from above. One former Kansas legislator said oil had sprayed around 80 yards onto his field next to the site. More than 400 personnel have responded to the site.ĭrone footage immediately following the spill showed the 14,000 barrels - or 588,000 gallons - of oil turned Mill Creek black. ![]() So far, TC Energy says it has isolated the spill to keep it from flowing downstream and recovered 7,233 barrels of oil - or 13,877 barrels of oil and water. “Crews are working around the clock on the incident and need to be distraction-free.”Įarlier this month, the Keystone pipeline spilled near Washington, Kansas, just south of the Nebraska border. “Clearing the airspace is critical for the safety and security of the pilots conducting ongoing monitoring as well as the working crew on the ground,” TC Energy said in a statement. Even lawmakers were not allowed there for a briefing. But drone footage of the spill - the largest in the pipeline’s history - was among the only means of seeing the damage as the site is closed to press. ![]() The Canadian company said in a statement that it did so for safety reasons. TC Energy has established a no-fly zone over the Kansas site where its Keystone pipeline spilled 14,000 barrels of oil following drone footage of the disaster. ![]()
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