Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co (XOM) faces a fine of nearly $2.7
million for a pipeline spill of thousands of barrels of Canadian crude oil in
an Arkansas suburb last spring, the U.S. pipeline safety office said on
Wednesday. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
found nine probable violations of safety rules in the rupture of the nearly
70-year old Pegasus pipeline that forced residents to evacuate their homes.
The 95,000 barrel-per-day pipeline has been shut since March
29 after spilling about 5,000 barrels in Mayflower, Arkansas. In August, PHMSA
said an original manufacturing defect by a now defunct Youngstown, Ohio steel
pipe company appeared to have led to the accident. On Wednesday, the agency
said Exxon did not adequately account for risks on the pipeline. Read more.
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