Ruptured oil pipeline off California approved for repairs

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By BRIAN MELLEY

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Texas oil company was granted permission to repair an underwater pipeline that ruptured off the coast of Southern California a year ago, spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude, and forced beaches and fisheries to close.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers granted the approval Friday to Amplify Energy Corp., clearing the way to rebuild the aging pipeline that burst months after it was apparently weakened when it was snagged by the anchors of ships adrift in a storm.

The Oct. 1, 2021, rupture spilled about 25,000 gallons (94,600 liters) of oil into the Pacific Ocean, closed miles of beaches for a week, shuttered fisheries for months and coated birds and wetlands in oil.

The approval to rebuild the pipe running from an oil rig off Huntington Beach to tanks in Long Beach comes less than a month after Amplify pleaded guilty to federal charges of negligently discharging oil. The Houston-based company and two subsidiaries also agreed to plead no contest in state court to polluting water and killing birds.



FILE - This still image from video taken Oct. 4, 2021, and provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows an underwater pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of oil off the coast of Orange County, Calif. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers granted the approval Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, to Amplify Energy Corp. to repair the pipeline. The Houston company pleaded guilty to federal charges last month of negligently discharging oil. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP, File)


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[Crowman2009]

1. But the wind turbines are causing cancer!

[niyad]

2. WTAF????

[They_Live]

3. So I guess that means that

there was a possibility that approval to repair could have been rejected? What the hell??! One year later.

[newdayneeded]

4. Hello, we have to repair a pipeline

that's spewing 1000s of gallons of oil a day.

Did you fill out your 1076 form with the proper verifications?

No

Ok, get that filled out. the guy that handles that is on medical leave for 3 weeks, so just submit that to him after.

But it's leaking oil!

Yes, well, the paper work must be submitted for approval to repair the pipeline. Oh, also expect 8 to 10 week response time. After, we'll Start the 6 week process to get the timeline and legal plan submitted for verification......