Greka in the News
Stories about Greka Energy on Independent.com
Feds Sue Greka
Ask for $2.4 million in clean-up costs of oil spills. Read story.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
U.S. Sues Greka
The government seeks millions of dollars from oil company for 21 spills between 2005 and 2010. Read story.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Greka and County Reach Historic Settlement
Embattled energy company agrees to pay $2 million in fines. Read story.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Greka Leaks 10 Barrels
The spill was blamed on equipment failure. Read story.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Oil Spill at Greka Facility
Crude flows into nearby creek; CHP closes road. Read story.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Greka Leaks More Oil
Forty barrels of produced water and crude spill out of a storage tank because of faulty equipment. Read story.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Greka Spills 168 Gallons of Crude
The incident was blamed on a pump failure. Read story.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Greka Faces Massive Fines
The local energy company is facing $1.2 million in fines from the county. Read story.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Oil Spill at Greka Lease
Overflowing tank releases thousands of gallons of crude and produced water. Read story.
Originally published 12:08 p.m., May 24, 2010
Updated 2:18 p.m., May 24, 2010
Greka Goofs Again
Ladder climbing causes another oil spill for beleaguered energy company. Read story.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Greka Fights County over Fines
Embattled oil company appealing repeated fines levied by Santa Barbara County inspectors. Read story.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Greka Sues County
Greka Energy followed through its longstanding threat and filed suit against Santa Barbara County and its petroleum administrator, Michael Zimmer, in U.S. District Court on January 21. Read story.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Greka Spills Near Santa Maria
Oil company's broken pipes spill 840 gallons of crude oil on Monday morning. Read story.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Supes Begin 2009 by Tackling Greka Oil Spills
It was a day of dej vu for the Santa Barbara County supervisors as the board kicked off 2009 much as they did 2008: dealing with the frequent and flagrant oil-spilling ways of Greka Energy. Read story.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Weekend Oil Spills for Greka
The three accidents so far have leaked an estimated 950 gallons since Christmas. Read story.
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