Rincon Phase 2 Decommissioning Project
– draft EIR (03/24)
South Ellwood Project
The Commission recently removed the two enormous piers and caissons at Haskell’s Beach in the City of Goleta. These structures, built in the late 1920s as part of the Ellwood Oil Field, were the last oil piers in California.
Information on State Tidelands Oil & Gas Leases
Lease: 91Lessee: SoCal Holding, LLCOperator: SoCal Holding, LLCCounty: OrangeAssigned: June 19, 2014Field: Huntington BeachIssue Date: 05/21/1943Status: ProducingRoyalty Rate: Price-based sliding scale on oil (16.7% - 25%)Bonus: Bid factor 1.63Bond: $30 Million...
Quitclaimed Offshore Oil & Gas Lease Status Summary
Statusas of: Total Developedand Producing Developedand Non- Producing Undeveloped NumberQuitclaimed AverageProduction(barrels per day) QuitclaimedLeases NumberQuitclaimedto Date Jan 1965to Dec 1969 44 36 0 8 2 65,308 2198, 2205 2 Jan 1970to Dec 1974 58 38 2 18 3...
Terminated Offshore Oil & Gas Lease Summary
TerminationDate Lease Lessee Acres Staff Report Location 06/28/2019 4000 Carone 204 98 Santa Barbara Channel, Offshore Carpinteria 06/28/2019 7911 Carone 1,541 98 Carpinteria Offshore Oilfield, Southern portion of State Oil & Gas Lease 3150 06/28/2019 3133...
Cost Study on a Voluntary Relinquishment of State Offshore Oil and Gas Leases
The Commission prepared a preliminary cost study on the fiscal impact of voluntary relinquishments of existing offshore oil and gas leases.
Commission Awarded Grant to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations
SACRAMENTO – The Biden administration awarded the California State Lands Commission a nearly $22 million grant to monitor and reduce methane emissions from oil and gas operations and for environmental restoration of well sites.
Commission Wins Another Legal Victory Against a Former Oil and Gas Operator
SACRAMENTO – A federal district court in Delaware has issued a decision reaffirming a bankruptcy court finding that the California State Lands Commission’s operation of the Ellwood Onshore Facility in Santa Barbara averted harm to the public and the environment and was a proper exercise of the Commission’s police powers.
Rincon Onshore and Offshore Facilities
On March 15, staff released a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Rincon Decommissioning Project, with a 60-day public review and comment period. This is a major step in this significant decommissioning project and a milestone staff has been working toward...
California State Lands Commission, Tribal, State, and Local Partners Celebrate Successful Removal of the Last Remaining Oil Production Shorezone Piers in California
CITY OF GOLETA – Today, against the backdrop of the picturesque southern California shoreline, the State Lands Commission and state and local leaders showcased the successful removal of the last two oil production shorezone piers in California, restoring the coastline and marking an enormous milestone in California’s transition away from fossil fuels.