Firm: Faulty weld, pressure on pipe led to Kansas oil spill

Firm: Faulty weld, pressure on pipe led to Kansas oil spill

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A faulty weld at a bend in an oil pipeline contributed to a spill that dumped nearly 13,000 bathtubs' worth of crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek, the pipeline's operator said Thursday, estimating the cost of cleaning it up at $480 million. Canadian-based TC Energy said the flawed weld…

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