Richmond, California. January 10, 2021. Bruce Joab, Senior Environmental Scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Chevron Environmental Unit personnel collect water and sand samples at Point Molate Beach to determine the area impacted by the Chevron refinery oil spill on February 9, 2021.
State and federal officials have offered to help Chevron clean up a petroleum products leak that spilled an estimated five gallons per minute Tuesday afternoon at the Long Dock of Chevron's Richmond refinery.
About 600 gallons went into the bay between 2:40 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., when the leak was stopped, according to