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By Alex Kacik / Friday, November 6th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Regulators put tri-county crab season on ice
Regulators have put crab season on ice. The tri-county commercial fishing industry is feeling the sting of a toxin that’s been found in some of the area’s seafood. The California Department of Public Health advised consumers in a Nov. 3 announcement not to eat Dungeness and rock crabs caught between the Oregon border and the Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, October 16th, 2015 / Central Coast, Energy, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on San Luis Obispo County oil operator weighs spin off or sale
Freeport-McMoRan is looking to expand its oil and gas production in San Luis Obispo County even though it’s rethinking strategy and may sell or spin off operations. The Arizona-based oil, copper and gold producer wants to add 350 new wells and replace 100 in the Arroyo Grande oil field off Price Canyon Road. It currently Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, October 9th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Federal agency proposes tougher pipeline safety rules
The federal body governing pipeline safety has proposed new regulations that will change how oil and gas pipelines are operated, inspected and maintained. Some of the rule proposals include requiring that all pipelines have a system for detecting leaks and establishing a timeline for pipeline inspections following a storm or natural disaster. The Pipeline and Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, October 8th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Gov. Jerry Brown signs oil pipeline safety bills
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on Oct. 8 that requires the California Fire Marshal to review oil pipeline conditions every year, rather than every two years or more. Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline performed an inspection of its Line 901 about two weeks before May 19’s Refugio oil spill. But it was too Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Columns, Energy / Comments Off on Dubroff: South Coast oil production could be off-line for very long time
Houston, we have a problem. More than three months after a Plains All-American Pipeline pipe burst, spilling thousands of gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean near Santa Barbara, a big chunk of the region’s oil and gas industry remains shut down. That’s partly because there is simply no way for ExxonMobil, Venoco and Freeport-MacMoran Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, September 14th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Law / Comments Off on Oil workers file lawsuit against Plains All American Pipeline
A lawsuit representing oil industry workers who were laid off following the Refugio oil spill was filed against Plains All American Pipeline, Santa Barbara-based law firm Cappello & Noel recently announced. Richard Lilygren, who has worked on the offshore oil platforms near Santa Barbara for more than a decade, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, September 4th, 2015 / Central Coast, Energy, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Oil company wants to expand Orcutt drilling despite pipe closures
Since Plains All American Pipeline shut down Lines 901 and 903 in May after the Refugio oil spill, Pacific Coast Energy is one of only a few oil producers in the county able to get its product to market. The Orcutt-based business, which operates under its Los Angeles-based parent company Breitburn Energy, is trying to Read More →
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