![]() ![]() In a separate incident, the regulator recently fined Enbridge C$200,000 ($157,617) for causing environmental and property damage and breaking conditions of a permit for construction work in 2014 in Manitoba. Rival company, Enbridge ENB.TO has also been criticized by regulators over safety and management practices following a 2010 incident that spilled more than 20,000 barrels of heavy crude into Michigan's Kalamazoo River. Those allegations prompted a major NEB audit released in February 2014 that confirmed some of the former employee’s complaints and called on the company to address its oversight weaknesses in areas such as risk assessment, inspections and management review. He left TransCanada in 2012 after he approached the regulator with his complaints. The company’s safety practices previously came under scrutiny over allegations raised publicly in 2012 by a former employee, Evan Vokes, who worked as an engineer for the company for five years. “We make it clear to all of our staff and contractors that we will not tolerate anything that undermines the safety and reliability of our facilities,” he said. ![]() ![]() Spokesman Davis Sheremata said that TransCanada was working diligently to gather relevant information to share with the regulator, but that it did not see any of the allegations representing either an immediate or long term threat to the public or its assets. TransCanada declined to provide details about the allegations, but noted someone previously raised them within the company, prompting an internal investigation that is continuing. It marks the second time in recent years the regulator has probed safety practices at Canada’s second-largest pipeline company following complaints by a whistleblower.ĭocuments reviewed by Reuters showed the allegations include faulty or delayed repairs, sloppy welding work and a failure to report key issues to the regulator. The regulator, the National Energy Board (NEB), and the company confirmed an investigation is under way but offered few details of the allegations. A depot used to store pipes for Transcanada Corp's planned Keystone XL oil pipeline is seen in Gascoyne, North Dakota November 14, 2014. ![]()
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