Energy regulator investigating pipeline spill at Long Lake

Fort McMurray — A pipeline has spilled thousands of litres of produced water at Nexen’s Long Lake facility south of Fort McMurray.
Approximately 270,000 litres of the fluid leaked from a pipeline eight kilometres southeast of Anzac, said Alberta Energy Regulator spokesperson Shawn Roth. The company reported the spill to the regulator Sunday.
Produced water is a byproduct of the extraction process in the oil and gas industry.
“The majority of the release has been contained withi