July 12, 2023 — California commercial fishermen and seafood processors as well as other coastal property owners and businesses could be awarded a second settlement as a result of an oil spill near Huntington Beach in October 2021.
In October 2021, approximately 25,000 gallons of crude oil were discharged from a cracked pipeline owned and operated by Amplify Energy and its subsidies near Huntington Beach, according to a federal grand jury indictment against the oil company. The jury accused Amplify of acting negligently by “operating the pipeline with an understaffed and fatigued crew” and failing to properly respond to multiple alarms.