Amplify Energy Corp. and its two companies that operate three oil rigs and a pipeline off Long Beach each were charged by a federal grand jury with a single misdemeanor count of illegally discharging oil.
Amplify said in a statement that workers onshore and offshore responded to what they believed were false alarms. The system wasn’t functioning properly because it was signaling a potential leak at the platform where no leak was occurring, the company said.“Had the crew known there was an actual oil spill in the water, they would have shut down the pipeline immediately,” the company said.
It’s not clear why it took so long for the 1/2-inch thick steel line to leak after the apparent anchor incident, or whether another anchor strike or other incident led to the rupture and spill.
A mother 🦆 ing misdemeanor How CAgovernor needs to think like Texas Republican and pass a law that allows citizens to sue this company for ruining the damn environment.
reporterkflores Misdemeanor? GMAFB🤬
That misdemeanor will surely teach em
Oh no, not a misdemeanor. 😐
A misdemeanor?!