InchAccording to the government, the Amplify Energy Corp. It took more than three hours to stop the worst oil spill in California in almost three decades.
After an alarm of low pressure, at about 2:30 in the morning of October 2, from her pipeline San Pedro Bay beta, Amplify did not close the pipeline to 6:01, the US Department of Transport and the Safety Administration of dangerous materials. said In the order to correct the action on Tuesday.
The company did not return messages with the search for comments.
Despite the fact that all the details are not known, “these facts are very interesting for us,” said Bill Karam, Executive Director of The Pipeline Safety Trust, a group that interacts with the pipeline operators. Operating reasons can lead to a sudden loss of the pipeline, but “we expected the pipeline that the line was closed much faster than three hours,” and also reported this faster, he said.
According to Amplife, the largest oil leak in Golden State since the split of the earthquake in 1994 opened the pipeline spilled up to 3,000 barrels along the coast of California. Oil drifted to the south, forced the closure of popular surfing beaches and closing water -bolot lands.
The divers found a 13-inch split in the pipeline, which was a “probable source of oil production,” said the representative of the US coastal guard Rebecca Ore at a briefing on Tuesday. About 4000 feet of the pipeline was “moved on the side by 105 feet.”
Amplify CEO Martin Willher said at a briefing that the cadres showed that the pipeline was “stretched out as a bouuster.” This type of dislocation is “not common,” he added.
He said that his company did not confirm the leak until 8 a.m. in the morning when the oil brilliance on nearby waters was identified.
“Regardless of the reason, we are going to do everything possible to make everything right,” said Willher.
According to the report, after the closing of the pipeline, Beta did not report the incident to the National Response Center for another three hours. The initial grades showed that the pipeline produced about 700 barrels, which is much smaller than the number of the company.
Beta Offshore was ordered to consider and evaluate the effectiveness of its response plan to emergency situations, including “response to stage and support, coordination, notification and communication with rescue services and government officials”, according to the document. PHMSA did not indicate whether there was a time required to close the line and a notification of the National Response Center is too slow or adequate.
The email and a call to the PHMSA regarding the appropriateness of a three -hour expectation were not immediately returned.
The cinema cause of the accident remains unconfirmed, but “preliminary reports indicate that the failure could be caused by an anchor that hooked the pipeline, causing a partial gap”, according to the order. There is no confirmation on the ship, causing a leak.
– With the help of Mike Jeffers.
