Canadian Press is reporting a TransCanada (
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A National Energy Board spokeswoman confirmed the Nova gas transmission line, which carries sweet gas, has been shut down and poses no threat to public safety.
Sweet gas is low in hydrogen sulfide.
The rupture has led to reports that Suncor Energy (
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According to
the Financial Post, Shell (
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Oilsands operators need sweet gas to produce bitumen and convert it to synthetic crude.