Huntington Beach Settles $5.2M with Amplify Energy for 2021 Oil Spill

On Oct. 1, 2021, a pipeline carrying oil from a platform spilled an estimated 24,500 gallons of crude oil into the ocean 4.5 miles offshore. Boaters reported seeing oil in the water the next day, and by the second day after the spill, it was washing up along Huntington Beach and Newport Beach.

The cleanup required more than 1,800 workers and at least 116 dead birds were found, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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