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After an alarm went off in a Amplify Energy control room on Saturday -- signaling a rupture the San Pedro Bay Pipeline that would spill tens of thousands of gallons of crude into the Pacific Ocean -- the company waited more than three hours to shut down the pipeline, according to preliminary findings of an investigation into the spill.
Amplify Energy’s emergency response plan for a major oil spill like the one it’s now dealing with in coastal Southern California depended heavily on a quick shutdown of the San Pedro Bay Pipeline if its sensors picked up a sudden loss of pressure. That’s not what happened, investigators revealed Tuesday.
Amplify Energy’s emergency response plan for a major oil spill like the one it’s now dealing with in coastal Southern California depended heavily on a quick shutdown of the San
Amplify Energy waited three hours to shut down the US pipeline after the alarm went off, investigators say.
Amplify Energy’s emergency response plan for a major oil spill like the one it’s now dealing with in coastal Southern California depended heavily on a quick shutdown of the San Pedro Bay Pipeline if its sensors picked up a sudden loss of pressure.