Oil Companies to Pay $7.4 Million in Civil Penalties to Resolve U.S. Claims for Pipeline Spill on Allotted Tribal Land

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Summary: Holly Energy Partners-Operating L.P. and Osage Pipe Line Company LLC have agreed to pay $7.4 million in Clean Water Act civil penalties and implement corrective measures to settle claims stemming from a pipeline rupture and crude oil spill on land owned by the Sac and Fox Nation in Oklahoma. The spill, which occurred on July 8, 2022, dumped nearly 300,000 gallons of crude oil into Skull Creek, contaminating the water and aquatic environment. As part of the settlement, the companies will complete cleanup and remediation of the impacted area, improve pipeline integrity management, and expand spill notification efforts.