Sable Offshore Corporation

Environment and Energy

Santa Barbara County blocks Sable Offshore ownership as federal agency asserts pipeline authority

Gabriela Fernandez

Santa Barbara County denied Sable Offshore Corporation the right to operate several oil and gas facilities, including a pipeline that caused the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill. But, a new federal filing shows the company may be pursuing another path forward.
Environment and Energy

Santa Barbara Supervisors stop Sable Offshore from operating Refugio-linked oil site

Gabriela Fernandez

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.