Santa Barbara County supervisors have denied Sable Offshore Corporation permission to operate several oil and gas facilities along its coast, including the pipeline involved in the 2015 Refugio oil spill.
The decision prevents Sable from operating the Santa Ynez Unit, the Las Flores Pipeline System and the Pacific Offshore Pipeline Company gas plant under county permits.
County officials cited what they described as a pattern of systemic noncompliance, including unauthorized work, environmental violations and repeated failures to follow regulatory orders. But a new federal filing suggests the company may be pursuing another path forward…