Exxon Cleaning Up Oil Spilled From Louisiana Pipeline

By ÁNGEL GONZÁLEZ April 30, 2012, 1:06 p.m. ET

HOUSTON—Exxon Mobil Corp. said Monday it was cleaning up oil that spilled from a company pipeline in rural Louisiana.

An estimated 1,900 barrels of oil from the North Line crude pipeline were contained in the immediate vicinity of the spill, and there were no injuries reported, Exxon said. Also, air-quality monitoring detected "no danger to the public," although further checks are ongoing, the Irving, Texas, company said. The cleanup started Sunday, using vacuum trucks to collect the oil.

The cause of the spill was still being investigated, the company said. The pipeline was shut down after Exxon detected a loss of pressure on Saturday night.

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