Between 3,500 and 5,000 barrels of heavy crude leaked from a ruptured pipeline -- not 12,000 barrels , as previously reported , according to Exxon Mobil spokesman Alan Jeffers . Between 3,500 and 5,000 barrels of heavy crude leaked from a ruptured pipeline . The spill was reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), which is investigating what caused it. Excavation of contaminated soil is under way , weather permitting .
Between 3,500 and 5,000 barrels of heavy crude leaked from a ruptured pipeline . The spill was reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), which is investigating what caused it. Excavation of contaminated soil is under way , weather permitting .