KINDER MORGAN WATCH

Darcy Wintonyk, ctvbc.ca

A major oil spill at a Kinder Morgan terminal in Burnaby, B.C., has now been contained.

Fire and hazmat teams were called to the Burnaby Mountain facility after a contractor discovered a leak of almost 200,000 litres of crude oil seeping from one of the tanks around 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Company spokesperson Andrew Galarnyk told ctvbc.ca roughly 200 cubic metres -- about the equivalent of 1,200 barrels -- leaked from the container but has been completely contained by a tank liner.

Company alerts citizens to fine

http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/feb/02/company_alerts_citizens_fine7...

By Katy Stech (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Monday, February 2, 2009

When Kinder Morgan didn't make clear the details of a $19,000 fine that the coal-terminal operator incurred last year for air-quality violations, it prompted a minor uproar from neighbors and a subsequent apology.

So next time, the company in Charleston's Neck Area knew what it had to do.

Jan 27, 2009
Amita Sharma

http://www.kpbs.org/news/local;id=13711

San Diego city officials are worried that gasoline from Kinder Morgan's tank farm may be re-polluting the soil and water under the Qualcomm Stadium parking lot. The city wants regulators to require the company to clean up the source of the pollution -- a petroleum spill underneath tank farm north of the stadium. Without such a cleanup, the city fears its land and water will be unusable.

Case involving value of energy stock may be heard in Topeka

http://cjonline.com/stories/011709/loc_378220414.shtml

By Steve Fry
The Capital-Journal
Published Saturday, January 17, 2009

A class-action lawsuit that could result in billions of dollars in settlements likely will be decided in Shawnee County District Court.

The special master in the lawsuit challenging the buyout of Kinder Morgan Inc. has recommended that it be heard in Kansas rather than in Texas where a similar lawsuit was filed.

Agency honors coal shipper, hits it with fine

By Katy Stech
The Post and Courier
Wednesday, December 31, 2008

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/dec/31/agency_honors_coal_shipper_hi...

State environmental regulators recently honored Kinder Morgan for its efforts to improve air quality at its shipping terminal on the Cooper River. At the same time, however, they were getting ready to assess the Texas company a five-figure fine for fouling Charleston's air with coal dust.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081211-9999-1m11fine.html

Water-cleaning operation faulted
By Mike Lee
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

December 11, 2008

MISSION VALLEY – Water-pollution regulators fined a major energy firm $222,000 yesterday for failing to adequately clean the water it deposits into a tributary of the San Diego River.

The agency cited more than 30 “serious” or “chronic” violations at the company's water-cleaning operation in Mission Valley during roughly the past three years.

As San Diego's water shortage worsens, one possible local source remains undrinkable. There's an aquifer under the Qualcomm Stadium parking lot. But it was contaminated by petroleum spills in the 1980s and 90s. The company responsible for the cleanup has repeatedly missed deadlines and is being sued by the city of San Diego.

(As much as 500,000 gallons of fuel leaked below this Mission Valley Terminal in the 1980s, contaminating the groundwater below.

Plantation fined for ’03 petroleum spill in county

http://www.madisonjournaltoday.com/archives/902-Plantation-fined-for-03-...

Posted by
Ben Munro
in News
Sunday, November 16. 2008

Plantation Pipe Line has been fined $725,000 for a 2003 petroleum spill in Madison County, along with spills in North Carolina and Virginia.

The company has also agreed to make $1.3 million in safety improvements.

Massive Cleanup Of '05 Diesel Spill Begins New Phase

http://plantcity2.tbo.com/content/2008/oct/08/pc-massive-cleanup-of-05-d...

GEORGE H. NEWMAN

Published: October 8, 2008

PLANT CITY - Cleanup of a 2005 diesel spill entered a new phase recently in a neighborhood at Wilkinson Drive and State Road 574.

(RTTNews) - Kinder Morgan Energy Partners fell sharply during the first hour of Monday's session, but recovered slightly going into the close. The stock finished down by $5.97 at $44.90 on strong volume.

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners sank beneath a one-week trading range Monday, to set a new low for the year.