Virtual Town Hall scheduled regarding Platform Holly and Piers 421
On March 10, 2021, the Commission will host a virtual Town Hall from 6 – 8 p.m. to update the public about the Platform Holly decommissioning project and the upcoming CEQA process for the removal of the Haskell’s beach oil piers. Join the Zoom MeetingLink to the...
State Lands Commission and California Geological Energy Management Division announce oil well abandonment milestone
Sacramento, Calif.—The State Lands Commission, in collaboration with the Department of Conservation’s California Geological Energy Management Division (CalGEM), has plugged and abandoned all 50 wells on Rincon Island and all 24 state onshore production wells.
Public Notice – Oil removal from Platform Holly and Ellwood Onshore Oil and Gas Processing Facility
Starting as early as November 20 and ending by December 11, approximately 3,000 barrels of accumulated oil will be transferred to the Phillips refinery facilities by truck.
Virtual Town Hall scheduled regarding Platform Holly and Piers 421
On August 27, 2020, the Commission and the City of Goleta will host a virtual Town Hall from 6 – 8 p.m. to update the public about the plug and abandonment work at Platform Holly and Piers 421. We will also update the public about the upcoming CEQA process to remove...
Platform Holly and Piers 421 Update
The Commission and ExxonMobil are suspending plug and abandonment work on Platform Holly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PRC 421-2 Topsoil Removal Pilot Program
The California State Lands Commission, in conjunction with contract engineering teams, will perform a +/- 9-day topsoil removal pilot program on the PRC 421-2 caisson (on Haskell’s Beach along the City of Goleta’s shoreline).
Legacy Wells Plug and Abandonment Engineering Consultant
The Commission has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), RFQ 2019-013, entitled “Legacy Wells Plug and Abandonment Engineering Consultant”. The purpose of this RFQ is to initiate the process by which the Commission will contract with a firm with the appropriate...
Oil Pipeline Company to Pay more than $60 Million to Settle 2015 Refugio Oil Spill
Santa Barbara, Calif. – State officials announce a comprehensive civil settlement with Plains All American Pipeline resolving natural resource damages, penalties and response costs associated with a crude oil spill near Santa Barbara in May 2015. The spill from an underground pipeline owned by the company caused injury to natural resources including birds, marine mammals, shoreline and subtidal habitats, and required beaches to close to be closed to the public.
Platform Holly & Piers 421 Decommissioning Update & Town Hall Meeting
The Commission will host a community Town Hall from 6 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 7 at the Goleta City Hall regarding the plug and abandonment work at Platform Holly and Piers 421. We will also update the community about the upcoming CEQA process to remove two...
Final Abandonment of PRC 421-2 Well
The California State Lands Commission and its contractors will commence the final abandonment of the PRC 421-2 well on Haskell’s Beach on or about Thursday, August 29th. This is the site of the small oil discharge that occurred in late May.