Nine months after a split decision, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will again decide whether to transfer operating permits to Sable Offshore Corp. as the company pursues its goals of restarting oil production in the county.
The board was ordered by a Superior Court judge to vote on whether to transfer a series of permits to Sable, which would allow the company to move forward with its goal of restarting the Santa Ynez Unit. The unit includes the pipeline that ruptured in 2015, causing the Refugio oil spill.
After the board failed to reach a decision in February, Sable sued the county, requesting that the court force the county to transfer the permits. Instead, a Superior Court judge declined the request and instructed the board to discuss the transfer again…