WorldNews Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/2d972ceeab2901d96be7eb2ea4850af8.jpgWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Exxon Mobil Corp affiliate has agreed to pay $12 million in natural resource damages to the federal government and the state of Montana to settle claims over a 2011 crude oil spill from one of its a pipeline, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday. In 2011, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company's 40,000 barrel-per-day Silvertip pipeline in Montana ruptured underneath the Yellowstone River, releasing more than 1,000 barrels of crude and costing the company about $135 million to clean up. (Reporting by Tim Ahmann; Writing by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Susan Heavey) Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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