2:24 p.m.

MarkWest Energy Partners has released the following statement regarding the oil spill at its Mobley facility:

At approximately 8:30 a.m., MarkWest Energy Partners' personnel identified a release of heat transfer oil at our Mobley gas processing facility in Wetzel County, West Virginia. Federal and state regulatory agencies have been notified and MarkWest is coordinating its response efforts with the agencies and local officials.

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While we are working to determine the volume of the release, we can confirm that heat transfer oil has reached the North Fork of Fishing Creek. MarkWest is working with environmental professionals and has deployed protective booms in the creek at a number of locations. The Pine Grove Water Works water intake located downstream from the release site has been closed by local officials and Pine Grove has switched over to an alternate source of water as a precaution. MarkWest has activated our spill response plan and will provide additional water to the Town of Pine Grove, if needed. Additionally, MarkWest has two trucks of bottled water arriving at The Byrd Center in Pine Grove at approximately 2:30 p.m.