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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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John Hanna,Heather Hollingsworth and Josh Funk

Oil spill in rural Kansas creek shuts down Keystone pipeline

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An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas shut down a major pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, briefly causing oil prices to rise on Thursday.

Canada-based TC Energy said it shut down its Keystone system Wednesday night following a drop in pipeline pressure. It said oil spilled into a creek in Washington County, Kansas, about 150 miles (241 kilometers) northwest of Kansas City.

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