Exxon Mobil (Exxon Mobil) on Sunday continue to clean up the pipeline leak, spit out tens of millions of barrels of Canadian oil heavy locked in Arkansas opponent attack is planning to build the Keystone XL series oil sands development.
Exxon mobil spokesman Alan Jeffers said on Sunday, the crew have not mining area, the default around pipeline, a necessary step before the company estimated how long will take and when maintenance line may be restarted.
"I can't guess when will happen," jeffery said. "" mining investigation, to determine the cause of the event is part of the necessary. "
Exxon mobil pegasus pipelines, which can carry more than 900 million barrels of crude oil from Illinois palmer topkapi (Opec), to the Netherlands, Texas, were shut down, near the town of leakage was found in a niche may flower on Friday late afternoon. 22 leak forced to evacuate.
Exxon mobil no specific estimates how much crude oil spill, but the company said it has recalled 12000 barrels of oil and water - from 4500 barrels a day last Saturday. The company did not say how much the total how much oil and water.
Faulkner county judge Alan dodson, who is the senior management of leakage occurred in the county, told Reuters in an interview, on Sunday, the smell of the oil is so powerful clean-up efforts continue on Sunday, it is not like the smell of the fresh asphalt paving the road.
"In the streets of independent oil has been deleted, it is still damp oil, it is tacky, just like before, we did an asphalt overlay," he said.
Exxon mobil said it's response to deal with 10000 barrels of oil ", in order to ensure sufficient resources."
By the U.S. environmental protection agency and transportation pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration (PHMSA) officials also are on the field investigation of the spill.
15 vacuum aspiration car cleaned up on the spot, and deploy the 33 tanks, temporary hoarding oil.
The pipeline is to carry Canada PASCAL heavy oil spills in time. More than 10 million barrels of oil spill into the Wisconsin areas from enbridge pipeline to keep the bank closed last summer about 11 days.
848 miles of pipelines, used to transport crude oil from Texas to Illinois. In 2006 exxon reversal, crude oil from Illinois to Texas, in response to growing Canadian oil production and the U.S. gulf coast refineries processing ability of heavy crude oil.
Arkansas leakage from opponent's 800000 barrels of keystone XL pipeline, which will also carry from Canada's tar sands along the gulf coast of heavy crude oil refining center of rapid response.
Environmentalists are concerned, the influence of the development of oil sands said corrosion resistance than conventional crude oil pipeline. Train derailed in Minnesota on Wednesday, carrying Canadian crude, spilled 15000 gallons of oil.
"Whether it's keystone XL pipeline, or chaos in the () in Arkansas, americans have realized, carrying a lot of this kind of corrosion and pollution of the fuel is a bad deal for the American taxpayer and our environment, said:" representative Ed markey, a Massachusetts democrat,.
The Keystone XL and oil sands projects, supporters say Canada's vast recoverable reserves will help decrease the cost of fuel in the United States. Canadian association of energy pipelines, a report by the oil and gas consultant Penspen are put together, believe that cutback asphalt is no more corrosive than other heavy crude oil.
A year ago, exxon won the court of appeal, charge a pegasus line at market prices, or interest rates, no caps, but also as market conditions change, without prior approval from the federal energy regulatory commission.
In Washington, d.c., United States court of appeals for the decision of pegasus pipeline is now "main way", Canadian crude oil along the gulf coast. Decision also said that exxon mobile line, about 66000 barrels a day.
PHMSA suggested last week that exxon for pipeline security violations, in July 2011 from its Silvertip line the Yellowstone river oil spill from a $1.7 million fine. After the severe flooding in the region, and this in Montana state to 40000 barrels a day, about 1500 barrels of oil leakage.
Exxon has 30 days, from March 25 to question these violations.
According to PHMSA, the United States has 2.3 million miles of pipelines.
The CLEANUP
Exxon said on Saturday at 3 o 'clock in the morning, is there any additional oil spilled from the pipeline, the car has to help to clean. From local media images show that crude winds along a suburban streets across the lawn, disappear.
24 families still leave on Sunday, although the affected segment may flower police escort residents returned to retrieve personal items for the time being.
Family a couple of Jeffers said: "it seems they have a small amount of oil on the basis of", but he doesn't have the estimated losses or claims information. Exxon hotline, set up a claim to the affected residents say that about 50 claim has been made so far.
Dodson said oil, make it to the street to the storm drains, eventually lead to a little bay near lake connected to the Conway, referred to as a herding of bass fishing lake, catfish, fresh-water bream and cover the sun.
Local response, he said, including firefighters, urban workers, county road, the police quickly of the levee soil and rock, prevent culverts along this road, and stop crude oil pollution of the lake.
"We're just at the critical moment of," he said.
After exxon has deployed 3600 feet, as a preventive measure, near the lake of prosperity.
Dodson said, crude oil has also entered a few yards of owners, it will need longer time to clean up.
"We've just accustomed to the pipeline through the city, county, and you want such a thing will not happen. My heart goes out to all the people affected," said dodson.
 
 



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