Amplify Energy pays $5.2 million to Huntington Beach over 2021 oil spill

Amplify Energy has agreed to pay Huntington Beach $5.2 million for the city’s losses related to the 2021 oil spill that closed beaches in the city and much of Orange County and forced an early end to that year’s air show, city officials announced Monday.
City Attorney Michael Gates, speaking at a City Hall news conference, said the money will go solely to the city.
That distinction is important because city officials agreed last year to pay the Pacific Airshow $4.9 million over losse