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MSC has entered into a settlement with the subrogated insurers of Amplify Energy Corp related to the 2021 Orange County oil spill incident.

Mediterranean Shipping Company has agreed to jointly fund a settlement with claimants relating to the 2021 Orange County pipeline oil spill.

Environmental advocates today criticized the federal government's decision to grant a permit for underwater repairs that they say will allow the restart of a 42-year-old pipeline that ruptured off Orange County in October 2021.

Environmental advocates Saturday criticized the federal government's decision to grant a permit for underwater repairs that they say will allow the restart of a 42-year-old pipeline that ruptured off Orange County in October 2021, releasing thousands of gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean.

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The company that operates an underwater oil pipeline that spewed 25,000 gallons of crude into the ocean off Huntington Beach last year pleaded no contest Friday and agreed to pay $4.9 million in fines to resolve misdemeanor complaint filed by state prosecutors this week.

A judge sentenced the company to pay a $7.1 million fine and $5.8 million to reimburse the Coast Guard for expenses from the October 2021 spill.

Amplify Energy has agreed to a plea deal on six misdemeanor criminal charges, Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer announced Thursday.

SANTA ANA—The company behind last year's oil spill off the coast of Southern California pleaded guilty Sept. 8 ...