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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]
(Getty Images) By Matthew Robinson and David Sheppard Exxon Mobil was working to clean up thousands of barrels of oil in Mayflower, Ark., after a pipeline carrying heavy Canadian crude ruptured, a ...
March 29 – The 2013 Mayflower oil spill occurred when ExxonMobil's 20-inch Pegasus crude oil pipeline spilled near Mayflower, Arkansas, causing crude to flow through yards and gutters, and towards Lake Conway. Wildlife was coated in some places. Twenty-two houses were evacuated, due to the fumes and fire hazard.
ExxonMobil's recent oil spill from its Pegasus crude pipeline in Mayflower, Ark., could cost investors in a number of industries. The White House Council on Environmental Quality is expected to ...
The 2013 Mayflower oil spill occurred on March 29, 2013, when an ExxonMobil pipeline carrying heavy crude oil ruptured near Mayflower, spilling thousands of barrels of oil. [7] This caused the evacuation of 22 homes as well as extensive damage to other local properties and the local ecosystem. [5]
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On March 29, 2013 a pipeline containing oil burst in Mayflower. Twenty-two homes were evacuated, and the pipeline was shut off after the leak was discovered. Over 12,000 barrels of oil and water were recovered when cleaning the area.
Disasters and accidents Five members of the South African military are killed when their helicopter crashes while patrolling the Kruger National Park for rhino poachers. (BBC) Five children die in a house fire in the town of Saint-Quentin in northern France. (BBC) 2013 Mayflower oil spill: An Exxon Mobil crude oil pipeline ruptures near the town of Mayflower in the U.S. state of Arkansas ...