Refugio Oil Spill

Oil production near the Santa Barbara coast is ramping back up. A Texas-based oil company announced it started selling oil through the same pipeline system tied to the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill.

A legal battle over Central Coast oil pipelines is escalating, as California's attorney general now accuses the federal government of helping an oil company sidestep state law.

After hours of heated debate, the future of offshore oil production off the Santa Barbara coast continues to be uncertain. County Supervisors rejected a proposal that would allow an oil company to operate an offshore oil field connected to the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill.

A California judge has sided with state regulators in the fight over restarting the oil pipeline that ruptured at Refugio Beach in 2015.

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.

Santa Barbara County Superior Court has approved a temporary restraining order blocking efforts to restart the Refugio Oil Spill pipeline.

Sable Offshore Corp. announced Monday it has restarted oil production at the Santa Ynez Unit nearly 10 years after the Refugio Oil Spill spill shut it down.

On the 10th anniversary of the Refugio Oil Spill, environmental groups are hosting a paddle-out this weekend to protest efforts to restart the pipeline.

On Thursday, the board unanimously voted to refer Sable Offshore Corp. to the California Attorney General for allegedly violating state water laws by polluting waterways.

A Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge Thursday denied a request to stop Sable Offshore Corp. from working on a pipeline tied to the Refugio oil spill.