TransCanada Corp. announced yesterday that it had shut down parts of its Keystone oil pipeline for the rest of the week as the company investigates a possible leak in South Dakota.
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No significant environmental impact has been observed.
The pipeline will remain shut for the rest of the week while the investigation is underway.
Officials are still searching for the cause of the oil leak.
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Contractors drilled a hole over the spill area to reach the pipeline, which is buried under 9 ft of soil, but Howard said crews did not locate any cracks or other damage that could cause a leak.
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