Kinder Morgan spill was tiny, NEB says

MERRITT, B.C. — The National Energy Board says an oil spill that forced the shutdown of the Trans Mountain pipeline near Merritt, B.C., amounted to less than two barrels.

That’s about 320 litres of oil — a tiny amount compared to the 300,000 barrels the pipeline ships each day, but still enough for environmentalists to highlight their concerns about Kinder Morgan’s plans to vastly expand the pipeline’s capacity.

Board spokeswoman Rebecca Taylor says the board will determine the exact amount of the spill during its investigation in the coming days.