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The Texas-based companies agreed to plead guilty to the federal Clean Water Act in connection with the spill of 25,000 gallons of crude oil into the waters from Huntington Beach to Newport Beach.
Underwater inspections revealed that a large segment of the pipe had been displaced and showed a rupture in it
The company that operates an underwater oil pipeline that ruptured last year, spilling 25,000 gallons of crude into the ocean off Huntington Beach -- forcing a closure of beaches and fisheries -- have agreed to pay nearly $13 million to resolve a federal criminal indictment over the spill.
The company that operates an underwater oil pipeline that ruptured last year off the coast of Huntington Beach, has agreed to pay nearly $13 million to resolve a federal criminal indictment, prosecutors announced Friday.
The company that operates an underwater oil pipeline that ruptured last year, spilling 25,000 gallons of crude into the ocean off Huntington Beach—forcing a closure of beaches and fisheries—have agreed to pay nearly $13 million to resolve a federal criminal indictment over the spill, prosecutors announced today.