Phillips 66 crude-by-rail project continued
Story updated at 10 p.m. May 16: The Phillips 66 proposal to expand its crude-by-rail project was continued until September. The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission rejected a motion to deny the project at its meeting on May 16. Phillips 66 plans to build a rail spur that would connect its refinery to Union Pacific’s major interstate Read More →
SLO County winery’s Chapter 11 triggers bank lawsuit
Wells Fargo is suing San Luis Obispo County-based winemaker and well-known entrepreneur Christopher J. Conway for an alleged $12.86 million unpaid loan. The bank is suing the owners of the Rancho Arroyo Grande ranch and vineyard, which is spread over nearly 3,500 acres at 591 Hi Mountain Road east of Arroyo Grande. Rancho Arroyo Grande Read More →
Live streaming of Phillips 66 crude-by-rail meeting crashes
More people have participated in the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission discussion on Phillips 66 crude-by-rail expansion project than any tri-county topic in recent memory. So many that they crashed the county website Feb. 25. Viewers near and far were unable to tune in to the county’s live stream of the morning meeting, which Read More →
Crude-by-rail plan spurs legal debate
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Phillips 66 proposes fewer trains for rail expansion at Santa Maria refinery
Phillips 66 is now proposing to run fewer trains for its rail expansion project at its Santa Maria refinery in an attempt to allay the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission’s environmental concerns. For its original five weekly trains proposal, county staff noted 11 significant and unavoidable environmental impacts associated with the increased operations at Read More →
Oil company wants to expand Orcutt drilling despite pipe closures
Since Plains All American Pipeline shut down Lines 901 and 903 in May after the Refugio oil spill, Pacific Coast Energy is one of only a few oil producers in the county able to get its product to market. The Orcutt-based business, which operates under its Los Angeles-based parent company Breitburn Energy, is trying to Read More →
