A judge sentenced the company to pay a $7.1 million fine and $5.8 million to reimburse the Coast Guard for expenses from the October 2021 spill.
into the ocean off Huntington Beach -- forcing a closure of beaches and fisheries -- pleaded guilty Thursday along with two of its subsidiaries to violating the federal Clean Water Act.. and its subsidiaries Beta Operating Co. and San Pedro Bay Pipeline Co. pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of negligently discharging oil into San Pedro Bay.
"The substantial financial penalties and compliance measures required by the plea agreements demonstrate the federal government's resolve to punish any entity that causes environmental damage," Acting U.S. Attorney Stephanie S. Christensen said in a statement last month announcing the plea deal. "This oil spill affected numerous people, businesses and organizations who use the Southern California coastal waters.
During Thursday's federal court hearing, attorneys involved in a class action lawsuit said they were nearing a settlement agreement which could be ready by next month. Irked by a failure of representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers and the state Fisheries Department to show for the hearing to give a progress update in raising the crooked pipeline from the ocean floor, Carter blamed them for holding up the settlements.
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