2013 Mayflower oil spill
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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 m3) of oil.[1] Approximately 3,190 barrels (134,000 US gal; 507 m3)[2] of oil and water mix was recovered. Twenty-two homes were evacuated.[3] The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classified the leak as a major spill.[4]
2013 Mayflower oil spill | |
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Location | Mayflower, Arkansas |
Coordinates | 34°57′50.9″N 92°25′42.3″W |
Date | March 29, 2013 |
Cause | |
Cause | Pipeline rupture |
Operator | ExxonMobil |
Spill characteristics | |
Volume | 3,190 bbl (134,000 US gal; 507 m3) |
Exxon's Pegasus pipeline carries 95,000 barrels per day (15,100 m3/d) of crude a distance of 850 miles (1,368 km) from Patoka, Illinois to Nederland, Texas.[5] On April 2, 2013, PHMSA, the federal pipeline regulator, issued a corrective action order until repairs have been completed and all safety concerns addressed.[6]