Exxon Mobil will get a break on a $2.6 million fine levied against it for a 2013 pipeline spill in Arkansas.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to reconsider the fine in an Aug. 14 ruling because the company properly complied with certain safety regulations at issue (ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. v. DOT, 5th Cir. App., 16-60448, 8/14/17).
Exxon Mobil’s Pegasus Pipeline ruptured near Mayflower, Ark., spilling several thousand barrels of crude oil about 22 miles north of the state’s capital, Little Rock.
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