Public Notice – Goleta, CA
Over the next month, the two wells at Haskell Beach in Santa Barbara will be readied for the final stages of abandonment. On Monday, April 8, work will begin. We ask for the public’s understanding and patience while the work progresses. There will be intermittent...
Platform Holly / Venoco, LLC Bankruptcy
Over the next month, the two wells at Haskell Beach in Santa Barbara will be readied for the final stages of abandonment. On Monday, April 8, work will begin. We ask for the public’s understanding and patience while the work progresses. There will be intermittent...
Update on Abandoned Offshore Oil & Gas Wells
This report complies with the Legislative Analyst’s Office Supplemental Report of the 2018-19 California State Budget Item 3560-001-0001.
Platform Holly & Piers 421 Status Update & Town Hall Meeting
On November 15, 2018 Commission staff will be holding a Town Hall Meeting in Goleta, CA from 6 – 8 p.m.
South Ellwood Field Leases
“New offshore oil can’t be brought ashore” key California Agency tells Trump Administration
Only CA hearing for Trump offshore drilling plan to take place on Feb. 8 in Sacramento
State Lands Commission ends offshore oil drilling & production at Rincon Island
Commission assumes control of Rincon island, paving the way for the Commission to end offshore oil production and decommission operations.
Santa Barbara Channel oil platform to be decommissioned
The State Lands Commission is committed to public and environmental safety and community engagement.
State Lands Commission votes to support federal ban on oil drilling in the Pacific Ocean
(Sacramento)—The California State Lands Commission adopted a resolution today supporting the Obama Administration’s ban on new offshore drilling off the Pacific coast, signaling that it will take an active role in protecting California’s coastline.“We are committed to...
Rincon Island
Rincon Island Phase 1 - Well Plug and Abandonment Phase 1 of the Rincon Project is to plug and abandon the 75 wells on the former leases—the 25 onshore wells and 50 Island wells. The Commission is currently plugging and abandoning the 25 onshore wells, recently...