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By Natasha Moss / Friday, May 20th, 2016 / Energy, Latest news, South Coast / Comments Off on Hydrogen fueling station serves Central Coast
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, May 20th, 2016 / Columns, Energy, Latest news / Comments Off on Dubroff: Plains prosecution either carefully crafted or grandstanding
There are two ways to look at the May 17 announcement that Plains All American Pipeline will face criminal charges over last year’s Refugio oil spill. During a press conference that made national news, California Attorney General Kamala Harris and Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley said that a California grand jury had indicted Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Thursday, May 19th, 2016 / Energy, Latest news, middle / Comments Off on Federal regulators say Plains failed to prevent Refugio oil spill
Story updated at 5:20 p.m. May 19: Plains All American Pipeline did not adequately protect its lines from corrosion, properly measure the worn pipes nor respond quickly enough to the Refugio oil spill, according to a final report from the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued May 19. PHMSA, the federal entity that regulated Plains Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Tuesday, May 17th, 2016 / Energy, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Plains faces criminal charges over Refugio oil spill
Story updated at 2:30 p.m. May 17: A California grand jury has indicted Plains All American Pipeline on four felony counts in connection with the Refugio oil spill, prosecutors announced on May 17. The Houston-based oil and gas infrastructure company is facing 46 criminal charges for the May 19, 2015 oil spill that soiled the Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Monday, May 16th, 2016 / Energy, Latest news / Comments Off on Phillips 66 crude-by-rail project continued
Story updated at 10 p.m. May 16: The Phillips 66 proposal to expand its crude-by-rail project was continued until September. The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission rejected a motion to deny the project at its meeting on May 16. Phillips 66 plans to build a rail spur that would connect its refinery to Union Pacific’s major interstate Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, May 6th, 2016 / Columns, Energy, Latest news, Law / Comments Off on Long Beach latest to sue Plains over Refugio oil spill
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By Staff Report / Monday, April 11th, 2016 / Energy, Latest news / Comments Off on Ventura Oil Field’s 100th anniversary celebrated
About 150 people turned out on April 9 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ventura Oil Field. Hosted by operator Aera Energy, the event featured cupcakes decorated with the company’s logo. “It’s unusual for an oil field to celebrate a century of operations,” said Christina Sistrunk, Aera president and CEO. With production of 14,000 Read More →
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