oil drilling

California lawmakers are pressing federal regulators for answers about an offshore oil field off the Santa Barbara Coast. Federal agencies say oil production has resumed, but state regulators and environmental groups dispute that claim, warning it can’t legally operate without approval from state agencies.

The oil company behind the Refugio Beach oil spill will pay $230 million in a settlement for a class-action lawsuit brought by fishermen and residents affected by the spill.

In today's KCBX News Update: the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors denied ExxonMobil's bid to truck oil along Highways 101 and 166, and SLO County's coronavirus numbers continue to decline.

In today's KCBX News Update: the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors denied ExxonMobil's bid to truck oil along Highways 101 and 166, and SLO County's coronavirus numbers continue to decline.

The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission voted to deny an ExxonMobil proposal to temporarily transport oil along Highways 101 and 166, despite…

The Center for Biological Diversity is claiming that the operator of the Arroyo Grande oilfield has been drilling illegal wells for years.Victoria Bogdan…

Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal is re-introducing legislation to protect federal land on the Central Coast, saying he’s optimistic Congress will…

Three projects aimed at expanding oil drilling in Santa Barbara County's Cat Canyon Oil Field were under consideration just three months ago. Today, only…

Two announcements with implications for California’s oil industry whizzed past each other in recent weeks, revealing starkly conflicting visions for…

An oil company's plan to build a new oil well and pipeline in the Carrizo Plain National Monument has been blocked, after the California Bureau of Land…