Exxon Mobil Corp., Sable Offshore Corp., and other oil and gas companies alleged in a new lawsuit that Santa Barbara County is illegally withholding permits to restart operations on dormant offshore platforms and onshore processing facilities.
The companies sued the California county and its board of supervisors Thursday, alleging the jurisdiction is dragging its feet in transferring valid final development permits for the Santa Ynez units, Las Flores Pipeline, and onshore production facilities, after Exxon and Mobil Pacific Pipeline Co. sold the assets to Sable in 2023.
The companies allege Santa Barbara has unlawfully taken private property in violation of ...
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