Surf City’s newly elected conservative majority says the city’s recent settlement of more than $5.4 million with the annual Pacific Airshow, which has brought millions of visitors from around the world since 2016, was necessary because of the event’s tremendous positive impact on the local economy. Mayor Tony Strickland told The Epoch Times the city…
Huntington Beach’s $5.4 Million Settlement for Pacific Airshow Can Avoid ‘Huge Budget Hole’ for City, Officials Say
May 15, 2023
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Incident on the Chugach | Alaska: History & Beauty Ep5 | Documentary
February 3, 2023
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Go inside the Exxon Valdez during the devastating oil spill in Prince William Sound. Hear radio traffic from the ship on March 24, 1989, during the accident. …
Oil Pipeline Operator Set to Pay $50 Million to Settle Suit Over 2021 Spill in Huntington Beach
October 19, 2022
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Groups affected by the 2021 oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach will receive $50 million in financial compensation from the pipeline operator, Amplify Energy, according to court records filed Oct. 17. The agreement requires Amplify to pay $34 million to fishers, $9 million to property owners, and $7 million to tourism industry, including…
Oil Company Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Negligence in 2021 Southern California Spill
September 8, 2022
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SANTA ANA—The company behind last year’s oil spill off the coast of Southern California pleaded guilty Sept. 8 to negligently discharging about 25,000 gallons of crude when its underwater pipeline ruptured, causing a temporary closure of beaches and fisheries. In a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, Amplify Energy and two of its subsidiaries—Beta Operating Co. and…
Pipeline Operator Agrees to Guilty Plea in California Spill
SANTA ANA, Calif.—A pipeline operator and two subsidiaries agreed Friday to plead guilty to negligently discharging oil off the Southern California coast in connection with a pipeline break that covered beaches with blobs of crude. The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles said in a statement that Houston-based Amplify Energy and two subsidiaries agreed to…
Amplify Energy Sues Shipping Companies Over California Oil Spill
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Amplify Energy, the company that owns an oil rig that spilled crude into the waters off of Huntington Beach, filed a federal lawsuit Monday against two shipping companies accused of dragging anchors over the pipe that sprung a leak. The company names container ships, the MSC Danit and the COSCO Beijing, in the…
Peru Government and Repsol Revise Estimated Size of Oil Spill to Over 10,000 Barrels
LIMA—Peru’s environment ministry and Repsol SA on Friday increased the estimated size of a Pacific Ocean oil spill at a company refinery to over 10,000 barrels—significantly higher than an initial estimate of 6,000 barrels. Repsol said it had calculated the oil spilled to be equivalent to 10,396 barrels, in response to a revised government estimate…
Thai Beach Declared Disaster Area After Oil Spill
BANGKOK—A beach in eastern Thailand was declared a disaster area on Saturday as oil leaking from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand continued to wash ashore and blacken the sand. The leak from the pipeline owned by Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Limited (SPRC) started late on Tuesday and was brought under control…
Waves From Eruption in Tonga Cause Oil Spill in Peru
LIMA, Peru—Unusually high waves attributed to the eruption of an undersea volcano in Tonga caused an oil spill on the Peruvian coast, but authorities said Monday the spill was controlled within hours and there’s an ongoing process to clean the area. The Peruvian Civil Defense Institute said in a press release that a ship was…
Louisiana Company Agrees to Pay $43 Million, Hand Over $432 Million Trust Fund for Longest-Running Oil Spill
A Louisiana oil and gas company has agreed to turn over a $432 million trust fund to the United States and pay $43 million to resolve its liability for an oil spill at its former Gulf of Mexico offshore oil production facility, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday. Taylor Energy’s former production facility is…
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