"LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Federal pipeline safety officials on Tuesday issued a corrective action order to ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. after one of its pipelines ruptured last week in central Arkansas."
"The order from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration comes after ExxonMobil's Pegasus pipeline ruptured Friday in the small city of Mayflower, about 25 miles northwest of Little Rock.
The order prevents ExxonMobil from restarting operations on the failed segment of the pipeline until the agency is satisfied with repairs and is confident that all immediate safety concerns have been addressed.
Investigators are still working to figure out what caused the pipeline to rupture, but the corrective action order says ExxonMobil reversed the system flow of the pipeline in 2006."
Jeannie Nuss reports for the Assoociated Press April 4, 2013.
SEE ALSO:
"Keystone XL Oil Spill Risk Troubles Nebraskans, Others Who Point To Previous Spills Like Mayflower" (Huffington Post)
"Why Won't Exxon Come Clean on the Arkansas Oil Spill Details?" (Mother Jones)
"U.S. Government Issues Corrective Order for Exxon Spill" (Reuters)
"Ark. AG Plans to Open Investigation Into Oil Spill" (AP)
"Ducks Near Arkansas Oil Spill Found Dead After ExxonMobil Pipeline Rupture (Photo)" (AP)
"Pictures: Arkansas Oil Spill Darkens Backyards, Driveways" (National Geographic)
"Where Will It Burst Next? Arkansas Oil Spill Sheds Light on Aging US Pipelines" (RT)
"US Law Says No 'Oil' Spilled in Arkansas, Exempting Exxon From Cleanup Dues" (RT)
"The Arkansas Oil Spill Photos the Keystone Cabal Doesn't Want You to See" (Greenpeace)
"The Arkansas Pipeline Leak Is Another Tar Sands Red Flag" (Atlantic Wire)
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