It is my belief, informed by my years of study and practical experience in the field, that we know enough about how diluted bitumen (dilbit) will behave when spilled to design a world-class spill ...

Why not? Because the underground pipeline that ruptured was carrying diluted bitumen, or dilbit, the dirtiest, stickiest oil used today. It’s the same kind of oil that the controversial Keystone ...

Note: Data includes select grades out of Canada including Access Western Blend, Cold Lake, Western Canadian Select, Christina Dilbit Blend, Kearl, Fort Hills Dilbit and Western Canada Dilbit.

EnbridgeNGP tweeted Vancouver-based writer John Vaillant, Bill Hillier and others with a link to a newly updated page on the Northern Gateway website titled: "Diluted bitumen in sea water -- some ...