Oil Production Restarted Offshore of Santa Barbara County 10 Years After Spill

Oil production restarted offshore of Santa Barbara County 10 years after spill

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Approximately 10 years after a major spill off the Gaviota Coast, oil production has resumed offshore of Santa Barbara County. [KFI AM 640] In 2015, a pipe owned by Plains All American Pipeline ruptured near Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County, causing more than 100,000 gallons of oil to spill. About […]

Sable Offshore announces oil pipeline in production on tenth anniversary of Refugio Beach Oil Spill

On May 19 ten years ago, a corroded oil pipeline then owned by the Plains All American Pipeline corporation spilled over 140,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean at Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County in California.The disaster resulted in the devastation of marine life, the closure of iconic beaches and a big economic impact on the recreation and fishing-based economy of Southern California.  Now, on the exact anniversary of …