- A Canadian government study yields a surprising result about what happens to oil sands crude in a freshwater spill: it floats, at least for a while, sinking more slowly than conventional oil, unless exposed to high temperatures and weathering.
- The results may help dispel some concern that a spill of diluted bitumen would be more difficult to clean up, and help companies make the case for pipeline projects such as Kinder Morgan’s (KMI +0.9%) Trans Mountain expansion and Enbridge’s (ENB -0.1%) Northern Gateway pipeline.
- The study follows a 2015 report by the U.S. National Academy of Science that showed diluted bitumen tended to sink quickly after being spilled in fresh water.
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