Martin Midstream Partners recovers 1,250 barrels of oil from Arkansas spill (updated)

Martin Midstream Partners LP

24/06/2024 23:13

(Adds details on location of spill)
       HOUSTON, June 24 (Reuters) - Martin Midstream Partners
 MMLP.O  said on Monday it had recovered around 1,250 barrels of
crude oil following a pipeline spill that occurred earlier this
month. 
    The company became aware of the spill on June 15 and is
working with the Environmental Protection Agency and several
state agencies to respond to the spill, Martin said in a
statement. 
    The spill, which totaled some 2,000 barrels of oil,
originated from a transfer pipeline that connects Martin
Midstream's Sandyland Terminal to the 7,500 barrels per day
naphthenic lube refinery in Smackover, Arkansas.
    The spill traveled around two miles from the pipeline,
according to the EPA, and clean-up efforts involve removing oil
from two creeks to prevent the sheen from leaking into Ouachita
River.

 (Reporting by Georgina McCartney in Houston; Editing by Leslie
Adler and Matthew Lewis)
 ((Georgina.McCartney@thomsonreuters.com;))