Timeline: Sable Offshore and the Las Flores Pipeline System
Updates on legal and regulatory developments.
2015 – Refugio Oil Spill Shuts Down Santa Ynez Unit
May 19, 2015
A crude oil pipeline owned by Plains All American Pipeline (Line 901) ruptures near Refugio State Beach, spilling about 142,000 gallons of oil along the Santa Barbara coast.
Following the spill, ExxonMobil suspends production from the Santa Ynez Unit (SYU) offshore platforms and the Las Flore…

