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Companies linked to two cargo ships accused of damaging an oil pipeline months before it ruptured off the Southern California coast have agreed to pay $45 million to settle lawsuits.
The 2015 spill was the worst in the state since 1969, and spewed more than 140,000 gallons of crude that fouled beaches, and killed seabirds, seals and fish.
The San Bruno pipeline explosion occurred at 6:11 pm PDT on September 9, 2010, in San Bruno, California, when a 30-inch (76 cm) diameter steel natural gas pipeline owned by Pacific Gas & Electric exploded into flames in the Crestmoor residential neighborhood 2 miles (3.2 km) west of San Francisco International Airport [4] near Skyline Boulevard and San Bruno Avenue. [5]
Oil pipeline operator agrees to settle lawsuits filed by Orange County businesses and residents after disastrous 2021 offshore spill.
Location: Gaviota Coast, west of Santa Barbara, California: Coordinates: 1]: Date: May 19, 2015: Cause; Cause: Ruptured pipeline [2]: Operator: Plains All American Pipeline: Spill characteristics; Volume: 105,000 U.S. gallons (2,500 barrels): Shoreline impacted: 7 miles (11 km) coated with crude oil; tar balls damaged beaches more than 100 miles (160 km) down the coast [3] [4]: The Refugio oil ...
May 19, 2015 – Santa Barbara – Pipeline rupture, large oil spill [19] October 22, 2017 - An oil well pump fire, east of Orcutt. [20] January 19, 2018 - A fire broke out in the cooling tower of a refinery in Bakersfield. [21] October 8, 2018 - Nearly 1,900 gallons of crude oil leaked from a ruptured pipe over a weekend, at a Torrance ...
Nine years ago, when an aging oil pipeline ruptured near the coast of Santa Barbara County, an inky darkness spread over the waters. The massive slick of oil engulfed and killed hundreds of marine ...
Amplify also filed a lawsuit against the Marine Exchange of Southern California claiming they should have been aware of the anchor drags and notified the company. [61] [62] [63] In May 2023, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration proposed fining the company nearly $3.4 million for safety violations during the spill. [15]