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The 2013 Mayflower oil spill occurred on March 29, 2013, when the Pegasus Pipeline, owned by ExxonMobil and carrying Canadian Wabasca heavy crude from the Athabasca oil sands, ruptured in Mayflower, Arkansas, about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Little Rock releasing about 3,190 barrels (134,000 US gal; 507 m 3) of oil. [1]
The spill occurred 1 mile northwest of Falls City, Karnes County, Texas, and entered Marcelinas Creek at flood stage. The spill was generally contained about three miles downstream. The floodwaters transported the oil laterally well beyond the banks of the creek, coating vegetation in these areas with oil as the floodwaters receded.
April 30 – The Pegasus oil pipeline spilled a small amount of crude into a residential yard in Ripley County, Missouri, a month after the same pipe spewed thousands of barrels of crude in Arkansas. The Pegasus pipeline was out of service from the Mayflower, Arkansas spill, accounting for the minimal amount of oil spilled in Missouri. [216]
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Last October, an Idaho farmer using a backhoe punched a hole into a 22-inch (56-cm) pipeline buried under a field, sending more than 51 million cubic feet of natural gas hissing into the air.
This list of pipeline accidents in the United States provides access to links for various timeframes, which are sometimes quite extensive. Before 1970 List of ...
May 4 – A gas transmission pipeline exploded and burned in Fleming County, Kentucky. There were no injuries. [4] May 5 – A leak occurred in a relief line, at a Keystone Pipeline Terminal in Beaumont, Texas. About 18,500 gallons of crude oil were spilled. The cause seemed to be internal corrosion. [5]
A 67-mile stretch of pipeline was shut down last week as officials worked to pinpoint the location and cause of the leak. WWL-TV reported Friday that pipeline gauges indicated 1.1 million gallons ...