Plains submits $300 million plan to rebuild oil pipelines 901 and 903
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Plains All American files plan to rebuild oil pipelines 901 and 903
Plains All American Pipeline has filed paperwork to rebuild a pair of aging oil pipelines in the Tri-Counties, including a line that caused the worst oil spill in decades on the Central Coast. Plains said on Aug. 16 that it has filed a plan with Santa Barbara County to rebuild Line 901, which broke in 2015, Read More →
UCSB researchers to study biological effects of decommissioning Venoco’s Platform Holly
UC Santa Barbara researchers will study the biological effects of decommissioning options for Venoco’s Platform Holly on local fish and wildlife populations. The oil and gas company ceded the platform in April to the state, which has the option of either removing the structure completely or leaving a portion of it in place as an Read More →
Venoco’s exit means Tri-Counties will lose jobs, taxes
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Our view: Shuttered oil pipelines too much for Venoco
Updated at 12:05 p.m. April 24: When a Plains All American pipeline broke, spilling 142,000 gallons near Refugio Beach two years ago, few would have foreseen the unintended consequence that played out in a Delaware bankruptcy court on April 17. Venoco, a capable operator and the largest corporate taxpayer in Santa Barbara County, announced it Read More →
Venoco offers early end to offshore oil drilling if it can drill more now
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Venoco offers early end to offshore oil production if it can draw more sooner
Updated Sept. 16 at 2:30 p.m.: Venoco has proposed to bring an early end to its offshore oil and gas production if the company’s Lease Line Adjustment Project is approved. Denver-based Venoco, which has significant operations in Santa Barbara County, proposed on Sept. 16 that it would hand its offshore oil leases back to the Read More →
