Energy

Amplify to Restart California Oil Field After 2021 Offshore Pipe Spill

Amplify Energy discharged about 595 barrels of crude oil
Company received $85 million from ships that struck pipeline

Workers clean up during an oil spill at the Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach, California, on Oct. 3, 2021. — Workers clean up during an oil spill at the Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach, California, on Oct. 3, 2021.
Photographer: Ariana Drehsler/Bloomberg

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By Sheela Tobben

April 10, 2023 at 6:40 PM UTC

Corrected

April 11, 2023 at 3:01 PM UTC

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Amplify Energy Corp. is preparing to restart a crude oil field off California’s coast after shutting down following an oil spill from a connecting pipeline in 2021.

The driller has taken initial steps to restore its offshore Beta field after getting approvals from regulators, the company said on its website. The company began filling its connecting San Pedro Bay Pipeline near Long Beach over the weekend and will finish in two weeks. Operations have been shuttered after vessels damaged the pipeline, causing the discharge of about 595 barrels of crude.