Oct 06, 2021 · As a result of the spill, the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center was established on March 31, 1998, at 21900 Pacific Coast Highway to help injured and orphaned wildlife including oil-soiled birds.
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offshore oil and gas resources as effective strategies to reduce the risk of oil spills in the coastal regions of the United States. Several initiatives are also underway to increase the current liability cap ($75 million) of damages resulting from a spill.
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Oct 06, 2021 · The United States Coast Guard received the first report of a possible oil spill off the Southern Californian coast more than 12 hours before a company reported a major leak in …
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including petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil". The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF), which is administered by the NPFC, is available, pursuant to 33 USC §§ 2712(a)(4) and 2713 and the OSLTF claims adjudication regulations at 33 . …
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ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT – OIL RELEASE FROM HEATER-TREATER BY FAILING TO DEPRESSURIZE THE VESSEL. END-LOADER KILLS OIL & GAS WORKER - West Virgina-OSHA investigating Tyler County, WV gas-well death Inc breached the policy and must indemnify Cameron for the settlement amount for the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Learn MoreJun 09, 2010 · Each year, the Coast Guard submits an annual report to Congress assessing the year's oil spills and their impact on the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. In its August 2009 report, the Coast Guard
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Nov 15, 2021 · California officials vie to improve response after oil spill. California officials say better communication and detection technologies could improve the state's response to an oil spill like
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The Petroleum Activities Act (Nov. 1996, No. 72) (PAA) is the key item of legislation applicable to oil spill liability. It "applies to petroleum activities in connection with subsea petroleum deposits under Norwegian jurisdiction" and "to petroleum activities inside and outside …
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Calif. Oil Spill Must Prompt New Drilling Review, Group Says. Law360 (October 8, 2021, 5:02 PM EDT) -- The Center for Biological Diversity on Friday vowed to sue the Biden administration if it
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On March 8, 1996, Unocal presented a written claim to the National Pollution Funds Center ("NPFC"), the governmental entity that administers the federal Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund ("the Fund") established under the Oil Pollution Act. The Fund provides monies for the reimbursement of oil spill cleanup costs.
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Sep 01, 2021 · Any person in charge of vessels or facilities that discharge oil in such quantities is required to report the spill to the federal government. EPA provides several exemptions from the oil spill reporting requirements. The requirement for reporting oil spills stems from the Discharge of Oil Regulation, known as the "sheen rule." Under this regulation, oil spill reporting does not depend on the …
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Reports to Congress. OSLTF Disbursements. OPA Liability Limits. The annual Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Disbursement Report is compiled in response to the language set forth in Section 708 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-281), which requests a list of disbursements of $250,000 or more from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and a description of how such funds were used.
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"Oil" isdefined in relevant part, at 33 USC § 2701(23), to mean 'Coil of any kind or in any form, including petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil". The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF), which is administered by the NPFC, is available, pursuant to
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Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC
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Oct 24, 2021 · A man takes in the scene of oil streaks in the sand after a major oil spill washed ashore at Huntington State Beach earlier this month. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Claims that are denied or not settled within three months can be sent to the National Pollution Funds Center for payment from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, the
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The Marine Pollution Surveillance Report (MPSR) is issued by SAB satellite analysts when accidental or intentional marine oil spills are detected in imagery. The Marine Pollution Surveillance Program consists of manual detection and mapping of oil slicks primarily through the use of available moderate to high resolution optical and Synthetic
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Oct 06, 2021 · The source of the spill that spewed up to 144,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean likely came down to a 13-inch split found in a 4,000-foot section of the pipe that had been pulled
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Oil Spill Liability Tax Basics 2020 Update - OPIS
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster: Risk, Recovery, and Insurance Implications Congressional Research Service 1 Introduction The April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is now considered the largest spill within U.S. waters, eclipsing the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill several times over.1 As efforts have proceeded to contain the current spill, the likely scale of
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