Pipeline spill volume of Trans Mountain pipeline 1965-2016

This statistic shows the volume of pipeline spills (of five cubic meters and larger) of the Trans Mountain pipeline from 1965 to 2016. On December 1, 2013, 12.1 cubic meters of crude oil were spilled at the TMPL Edmonton Terminal, Tank 31, in Sherwood Park, Alberta.

Volume of spills of the Trans Mountain pipeline from 1965 to 2016 (in cubic meters)*

Date, substance, location	Volume in cubic meters
December 1, 2013, crude oil, Sherwood Park	12.1
June 26, 2013, crude oil, North of Hope	17.8
January 12, 2012, sweet crude oil, Abootsford	110
May 6, 2009, sweet crude oil, Burnaby Terminal	200
July 24, 2007, synthetic crude oil, Westridge Terminal	232
June 4, 2007, sweet crude oil, Wahleach	70
December 8, 2005, iso-octane, Sherwood Park	6.06
July 15, 2005, sweet crude oil, Abbotsford	246.4
April 1, 1999, gasoline, Sherwood Park	20
June 25, 1993, sweet crude oil, Sherwood Park	25
April 25, 1989, crude oil, Sherwood Park	7.9
July 20, 1988, sweet crude oil, Black Pool	135
July 1, 1988, crude oil, Sherwood Park	7
August 10, 1987, crude oil, Burnaby Terminal	12
October 29, 1986, crude oil, Sherwood Park	195
October 25, 1986, crude oil, Sherwood Park	38
March 4, 1986, crude oil, Kamloops	67.1
January 16, 1986, crude oil, Sherwood Park	6.4
January 14, 1985, crude oil. Sherwood Park	1,587
October 20, 1984, sweet crude oil, Edmonton	360
May 1, 1983, crude oil, Burnaby Terminal	6
March 29, 1983, condensate, Sherwood Park	70
October 28, 1982, crude oil, Burnaby Terminal	7
August 20, 1981, crude oil, Edmonton Terminal	150
June 15, 1978, oil, Blackpool Station	6.4
June 21, 1977, crude oil, Carver Corner	1,031.7
June 24, 1973, crude oil, west of Hinton, near Jasper	125
April 26, 1971, crude oil, Kingsvale	475
April 29, 1966, crude oil, Jasper	1,110
May 27, 1965, crude oil, Hargreaves	44

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April 2018

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North America, Canada

Survey time period

1965 to 2016

Supplementary notes

* Only spills of five cubic meters or larger were included in the table. The source also has data on several spills that have occurred that were of a smaller volume than five cubic meters.

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