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19. 1 2012 (23:41)

FILE - In this July 2,2011 file photo oil from a ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline is seen in the Yellowstone River and along its banks near Laurel, Mont. State officials are expected to reach a settlement Thursday Jan. 19,2012, with ExxonMobil over a pipeline spill last summer, with the company agreeing to pay a record $1.6 million penalty for violations of water quality laws. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown,File)AP - Exxon Mobil agreed Thursday to pay the state of Montana $1.6 million in penalties over water pollution caused by a pipeline break last summer that fouled dozens of miles of shoreline along the scenic Yellowstone River.