Chevron pays $13M in fines for California oil spills, with $5.6M for a 2019 Kern County spill; funds will plug old wells and support habitat projects.
Chevron agrees to pay over $13M in fines for California oil spills, including a $5.6M fine for a 2019 spill in Kern County. The money will instead fund the state's Department of Conservation in plugging old and orphaned wells, marking the largest fine ever assessed by the department. Chevron has also agreed to pay a $7.5M fine for over 70 smaller spills between 2018 and 2023, with most of the funds going to projects for habitat acquisition and preservation.
March 21, 2024
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