Environmental Defense Center Says County Oil Settlement Was Wrong
Sable still must get approval from California agencies to operate pipeline.
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Sable still must get approval from California agencies to operate pipeline.
The oil company had sued to block the release of an unredacted document outlining pipeline conditions and worst-case spill scenarios.
The Santa Barbara County Action Network has appealed Sentinel Peak Resources’ permit to construct a truck loading facility near Lompoc that would allow the company to truck an average of six tanker loads of crude daily to Coalinga for up to 50 years.
Sable’s application to transfer ExxonMobil’s offshore and onshore assets to itself were deemed “complete” by the county.
A new oil company, financed by Exxon, has reopened the fight.
The Board of Supervisors receive a briefing on Santa Barbara County’s biggest offshore sewage spill in recent memory.
Environmental organizations celebrate the dismissal as the end of Exxon’s plan to revive offshore platforms.
Opponents did not appeal the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission’s 4-1 approval.
County also agrees to pay $765,000 in penalties and fines related to leaks from oil-and-water-separation unit near Summerland.
ExxonMobil appeals the Planning Commission decision to deny safety-valve installation at Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.