A new state law may add another layer of review before an oil company can restart a Santa Barbara County pipeline that ruptured in 2015.
The law, which took effect on January 1, requires Sable Offshore Corporation to obtain a Coastal Development Permit from the State Coastal Commission. Getting the permit could take years and require new studies and a public review.
Sable has been working to reopen the pipeline so it can resume shipping oil from three offshore platforms. The facilities were idled by the spill more than a decade ago. More than 140,000 gallons of crude oil spilled on the coast and into the ocean near Refugio State Beach…