Plains All American, Employee Face Charges in Spill
May 17 2016 - 11:30AM
Dow Jones News
Plains All American Pipeline LP said the company and one of its
employees were indicted in the failure of an onshore California
crude pipeline last year.
The Houston-based master limited partnership said in a news
release Tuesday that it is deeply disappointed by California
officials' decision to pursue criminal charges. Plains added that
it would vigorously defend itself against the charges, which the
company says have no merit.
Plains was the operator of a pipeline that ruptured in May 2015,
leaking oil into the Pacific Ocean, spreading into a miles-long
slick and fouling a Santa Barbara County beach.
The pipeline, which could carry up to 150,000 barrels of oil a
day, transported crude from an inland facility inland owned by
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Plains said that since the accidental spill the company has
directly or indirectly spent more than $150 million for cleanup
efforts and other related matters.
Write to Tess Stynes at tess.stynes@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 17, 2016 12:15 ET (16:15 GMT)
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