California Coastal Commission plots new attack on vital offshore drilling platform

California Coastal Commission plots new attack on vital offshore drilling platform

The California Coastal Commission has threatened to shut down Sable Offshore's crude oil extraction operations in the Santa Barbara Channel.

California Coastal Commission to Sable Oil: cease and desist order is on the way

The California Coastal Commission notified Sable Oil that it intends to issue a cease and desist order aimed at shutting down crude oil extraction in the Santa Barbara Channel. In a Tuesday letter to the Houston-based company alleging violations of the state Coastal Act, commission Executive Director Kate Huckelbridge said the energy firm reactivated its Gaviota pipeline in March without the proper permission of a coastal development permit. “Th…