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South Bow Posts $96M Q2 Profit as Keystone Pipeline Returns to Full Service

Management traced the April spill to a seam weld crack with insurance set to cover the $60 million cost ahead of a third-party analysis in September.

Keystone pipeline facilities are seen in Hardisty, Alta., on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Overview

  • South Bow has fully restored operations on the Keystone pipeline following a PHMSA-approved reduced-pressure restart in mid-May.
  • The company reported net income of $96 million in the quarter ending June 30, up from $88 million a year earlier on both reported and adjusted bases.
  • Cleanup of the roughly 3,500-barrel spill near Fort Ransom concluded in early June with total costs projected at $60 million.
  • Early tests identified a seam weld crack as the likely source of the April 8 leak near Fort Ransom, North Dakota.
  • South Bow plans to release a third-party root cause failure analysis in September and is enhancing its ongoing integrity program.