https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/10/03/oil-spill-what-is-beta-offshore-and-what-does-it-do/ > A 126,000-gallon oil spill off the Orange County coast this weekend emanated from a facility operated by Beta Offshore,  and while the U.S. Coast Guard is investigating, officials said it was likely caused by a pipeline leak. > The company has been operating in an area where drilling has taken place for decades, and where three oil platforms operated a complex system of wells and pipelines.