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Title: Alberta oil spill: When ‘failsafe’ leak detection systems fail
Post by: NewsHound on July 17, 2015, 06:00 PM

Nexen is investigating why its "failsafe" leak detection system failed to detect what turned out to be a massive spill that leaked 500 cubic metres of bitumen, sand and wastewater into an area of northern Alberta.

Source: Alberta oil spill: When ‘failsafe’ leak detection systems fail (http://globalnews.ca/news/2117570/alberta-oil-spill-when-failsafe-leak-detection-systems-fail/)