Environmental & Energy,
Criminal
Dec. 16, 2021
DOJ charges 3 companies with negligence for Orange County oil spill
“An indictment filed this afternoon charges the companies that own and operate the 17-mile long San Pedro Bay Pipeline with one misdemeanor count of negligent discharge of oil,” stated a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.
Three companies were indicted Wednesday on a charge of negligent conduct after an offshore oil pipeline rupture in Orange County.
The three defendant companies are Amplify Energy Corp. of Houston, its subsidiary, Beta Operating Co. LLC, and San Pedro Bay Pipeline.
“An indictment filed this afternoon charges the companies that own and operate the 17-mile long San Pedro Bay Pipeline with one misdemeanor count of ...
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