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.
“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...
Final Restoration Plan completed for Cosco Busan oil spill
Projects will Address Impacts from Ship that Struck the Bay Bridge
Commission urges continuation of federal offshore oil & gas leasing moratorium
SACRAMENTO — The California State Lands Commission today adopted a resolution urging the Congress and the President to maintain the existing federal offshore California oil and gas leasing moratorium that was first established more than twenty years ago. The...
Commission votes to support oceans reports and oppose threat to offshore oil & gas moratorium
EL SEGUNDO —The California State Lands Commission (CSLC) today adopted two resolutions to protect the Pacific Ocean from pollution and thwart efforts by oil companies to sidestep the moratorium on offshore oil and gas development. “Clean and healthy oceans are a vital...
Commission votes to preserve wetlands and opposes offshore oil drilling
SACRAMENTO — The California State Lands Commission voted today to grant the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service a lease for the construction of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands Project. The project will restore 880 acres of oil fields to their natural wetlands habitat and will act...