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TransCanada Corp shuts down Keystone pipeline after oil spill in South Dakota

TransCanada says it shut down its Keystone pipeline in South Dakota after oil was found on a small surface area.

CALGARY – TransCanada has shut down its Keystone pipeline while it investigates an oil spill in South Dakota, the organization said Monday.

Mark Cooper, a spokesman for TransCanada, said a nearby landowner noticed signs of an oil spill around noon local time Saturday and informed the organization.

The pipeline, which carries about 500,000 barrels of oil a day, was shut down within a few minutes, Cooper said.

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