<p><div class="image-container float_right" style="width:618px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/515a41936bb3f77a79000006-3107-2330/arkansas-oil-spill-4.jpg?maxX=618" border="0" alt="Arkansas Oil Spill" width="618" /></div><p class="source">REUTERS/Jacob Slaton </p></div>On Friday, an <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/exxon">Exxon</a>Mobil pipeline ruptured in Mayflower, <keyword id="23420" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Arkansas">Arkansas</keyword>, spewing thousands of gallons of crude being transported from Canada's <keyword id="6359072" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="oil">oil</keyword> sands.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">The 65-year-old Pegasus pipeline remained shut off on Monday as emergency crews continue to contain the spill, </span><a href="http://www.exxonmobilpipeline.com/Corporate/safety_response_arkansas.aspx">Exxon said in a statement on Monday</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">. </span></p>
<p>The cause of the spill is still under investigation, the company said. </p>
<p>Twenty-two homes were evacuated after oil painted lawns, roads, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/01/us-exxon-pipeline-spill-idUSBRE92U00220130401">and some ducks</a>.</p>
<p>About 12,000 barrels of oil and water have been recovered so far, <keyword id="6383208" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Exxon">Exxon</keyword> said.</p>

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At Least 12,000 Barrels Of Crude Oil Spill In Arkansas [PHOTOS]

REUTERS/Jacob Slaton On Friday, an ExxonMobil pipeline ruptured in Mayflower, Arkansas, spewing thousands of gallons of crude being transported from Canada's oil sands. The 65-year-old Pegasus pipeline remained shut off on Monday as emergency crews continue to contain the spill, Exxon said in a statement on Monday. The cause of the spill is still under investigation, the company said. Twenty-two homes were evacuated after oil painted lawns, roads, and some ducks. About 12,000 barrels of oil and water have been recovered so far, Exxon said.

REUTERS/Jacob Slaton On Friday, an ExxonMobil pipeline ruptured in Mayflower, Arkansas, spewing thousands of gallons of crude being transported from Canada's oil sands. The 65-year-old Pegasus pipeline remained shut off on Monday as emergency crews continue to contain the spill, Exxon said in a statement on Monday.

At Least 12,000 Barrels Of Crude Oil Spill In Arkansas [PHOTOS]

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