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... Read MoreRead more about Public Notice – Goleta, CA
This report has been prepared in compliance with the Legislative Analyst Office Supplemental Report of the 2018-19 California State Budget, which contains statements of legislative intent adopted during budget deliberations. Item 3560-001-0001, an update on abandoned... Read MoreRead more about Update on Abandoned Offshore Oil & Gas Wells
Read more about 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. The purpose of this Town Hall is for Commission staff to update the community about the well plug and abandonment work at Piers 421 and Platform... Read MoreRead more about Platform Holly & Piers 421 Status Update & Town Hall Meeting
Only CA hearing for Trump offshore drilling plan to take place on Feb. 8 in Sacramento Sacramento, CA – Ahead of the Trump Administration’s only public hearing in California to discuss the revised federal offshore drilling plan on February 8, California’s... Read MoreRead more about “New offshore oil can’t be brought ashore” key California Agency tells Trump Administration
Commission assumes control of Rincon island, paving the way for the Commission to end offshore oil production and decommission operations. Sacramento, CA – Today, the California State Lands Commission took back the offshore oil and gas lease associated with Rincon... Read MoreRead more about State Lands Commission ends offshore oil drilling & production at Rincon Island