Plains' Line 901 Ruptures, Spilling Crude Onto the Coast at Refugio
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterNOAA[1][4] DARRP: 'On May 19, 2015, a pipeline owned and operated by Plains All American Pipeline ruptured near Refugio State Beach.'
A corroded 24-inch Plains All American Pipeline line carrying crude from ExxonMobil's Las Flores Canyon plant ruptured beside Highway 101 near Refugio State Beach, sending oil down a culvert into the Pacific. The spill shut the pipeline and, with it, the three Santa Ynez Unit platforms for more than a decade.
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