U.S. News & World Report | Response by operator of broken oil pipeline faces scrutiny U.S. News & World Report FILE - In this May 20, 2015, file photo, workers monitor the site of an underground oil pipe break up a hill from Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, Calif. The pipe, owned by Plains All American Pipeline, spewed oil down a culvert and into the ... Timeline of the California oil spill and response California oil spill: Did pipeline operator act fast enough? Section of Pipe in California Oil Spill Removed |