Yahoo! Maktoob News | Timeline of the California oil spill and response Yahoo! Maktoob News FILE - In this May 21, 2015, file photo, an oil-covered bird flaps its wings at Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, Calif. An underground pipe, owned by Plains All American Pipeline, spewed oil down a culvert and into the Pacific on May 19 before it ... Section of Pipe in California Oil Spill Removed California oil spill: Did pipeline operator act fast enough? Response by operator of broken oil pipeline faces scrutiny |