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. Approximately 3,190 barrels (134,000 US gal; 507 m3) of oil and water mix was recovered.
Twenty-two homes were evacuated. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classified the leak as a major spill.
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. Approximately 3,190 barrels (134,000 US gal; 507 m3) of oil and water mix was recovered.
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