ExxonMobil unit to pay U.S., Montana $12 mln to settle 2011 oil spill
WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (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)
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