Plains All American says up to 105,000 gallons of oil may have spilled from...
The Plains All American Pipeline company says in a statement the current estimate remains 21,000 gallons, but it says that figure is under investigation.
View ArticleThousands of gallons of oil sopped up from California coast
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday night declared a state of emergency, a move that frees up additional state funding to help with the cleanup.
View ArticlePlains All American: Finding cause of California oil spill could take months
Bad weather slowed cleanup efforts early Friday at the spill site in Santa Barbara County, where gusty winds whipped up waves as high as 4 feet, the National Weather Service said.
View ArticleFederal data: As oil production soars, so do pipeline leaks
An analysis of federal data by The Associated Press shows that since 2009, the annual number of significant accidents on oil and petroleum pipelines has shot up by almost 60 percent, roughly matching...
View ArticleCalifornia beachfront owner sues Houston pipeline operator over oil spill
The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles is at least the fourth proposed class-action against Plains since the May 19 spill blackened beaches and spread oil at least 100 miles. Beaches and campgrounds were...
View ArticleCongress probing California oil spill that blackened beaches
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday asked the pipeline operator for detailed information on maintenance of the failed line and inspection records.
View ArticleCalifornia oil spill gushed like hose ‘without a nozzle’
An employee at the scene for Plains All American Pipeline initially suggested to firefighters that the spill "was too big to be from their pipeline," according to the documents obtained by The...
View ArticleFollowing California spill, House committee to scrutinize pipeline safety agency
The House Energy and Power Subcommittee will examine the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's handling of those long-stalled mandates during a hearing Tuesday.
View ArticleTwo spills hang over Plains All American’s most recent quarter
Plains All American raised Wednesday its worst-case estimate for how much oil spilled from its ruptured Santa Barbara pipeline last May.
View ArticleNew pipeline safety rule pending after increase in accidents
The Senate Commerce Committee hearing at Montana State University, Billings will examine pipeline safety inspections amid a boom in U.S. energy production that's led to a rise in oil pipeline accidents...
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