By Kathy Taylor
Friday March 14, 2008
BShell Canada Waterton served up not only beef on a bun, but a huge side of apology at an open house at the Pincher Creek Community Hall last Thursday.
While apologetic, Shell representatives were still unable to fully explain how a gas leak, the first of its kind for the company in Alberta, occurred west of Beaver Mines last November.
According to Shell Communications Representative for Exploration and Development Jeff Gabert, the sour gas leak occurred after internal corrosion ruptured a piece of the steel pipeline in the North Waterton Field. The break occurred off the Seven Gates Road in the Screwdriver Creek Valley Nov. 19, 2007.