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Pipeline Resumes Operations Today.


ROSEMOUNT, Minn. -- Limited operations of the Minnesota Pipeline The Minnesota Pipeline (or Minnesota Pipe Line) is a crude oil pipeline that runs from Clearbrook, Minnesota southward to the Twin Cities. It is operated by Koch Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of Koch Industries.  System resumed today according to according to
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 company officials.

Operations were interrupted Tuesday, June 27, when the common carrier system experienced a crude oil leak near Little Falls Little Falls is the name of some places in the United States of America:
  • Little Falls, Minnesota
  • Little Falls, New Jersey
  • Little Falls (city), New York
  • Little Falls (town), New York
, Minn. The leak occurred in a right-of-way containing two parallel pipelines, affecting one of the two pipelines. Both pipelines were shut down by pipeline control center operators within minutes and the affected section was isolated within 20 minutes. There were no injuries.

In cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Agency Overview
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) was created under the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act (P.L. 108-426) of 2004. President Bush signed the legislation into law on November 30, 2004.
 and the Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety, operations began through the unaffected pipeline today. The company will resume limited operations of the affected pipeline when repairs are completed on it.

Minnesota Pipe Line Company is owned by Flint Hills Resources, Marathon Pipe Line L.L.C, and TROF TROF Trough , Inc. The Minnesota Pipeline System is operated by Koch Pipeline Company, L.P.
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