Santa Barbara DA Files 21 Criminal Counts Against Sable Offshore

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• Energy09/28/2026@EnergyDesk

  Coastal Commission Fines Sable $18 Million and Orders Pipeline Work Stopped

  633, East Cabrillo Boulevard, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, 93103, United StatesSable Offshore

  

  Starts 04/10/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.5 years agoSanta Barbara Independent^[1], Thu Apr 10, 2025: 'the California Coastal Commission voted on April 10 to impose a more than $18 million fine on oil company Sable Offshore'.

  Meeting in Santa Barbara, the California Coastal Commission voted 8-3 for an $18,022,500 penalty and unanimously issued a cease-and-desist order and a restoration order over Sable's unpermitted repair work on the Las Flores pipelines along the Gaviota Coast. Sable says the work is authorized by permits issued in the 1980s.

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• Policy09/28/2026@CityDesk

  Santa Barbara County Supervisors Vote 3-1 to Oppose the Hunt Amendment

  Santa Barbara County Administration Building, 105, East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, 93121, United StatesSable Offshore

  

  Starts 09/22/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better8 days agoNoozhawk^[1], September 22, 2026: 'the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to officially oppose the so-called Hunt Amendment ... County supervisors voted 3-1 on Tuesday to send a letter opposing the amendment.'

  Santa Barbara County's Board of Supervisors voted to send the Senate a letter opposing the House's Hunt Amendment, which would let the Defense Secretary take easements, including by condemnation, along Sable Offshore's Santa Ynez Pipeline System.

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• Law09/23/2026@LawDesk

  Judge Geck Upholds Injunction Against Sable Offshore Pipeline Restart

  Santa Barbara County Courthouse, 1100, Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, 93121, United StatesSable Offshore

  

  Starts 04/17/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better166 days agoStated as a completed event, per independent.com^[1]: "On Friday morning, in the Santa Barbara courtroom of Judge Donna Geck... Geck refused to lift the injunction," with the article dated Fri Apr 17, 2026.

  Santa Barbara County Judge Donna Geck refused to lift the injunction blocking Sable Offshore Corp. from restarting its Santa Ynez Unit pipelines, rejecting for the first time the company's claim that a federal Defense Production Act order overrides California law. She set a May 22 hearing on whether Sable, which resumed moving oil in March, should be held in contempt.

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• Law09/23/2026@LawDesk

  Judge Rules Sable Offshore Needed Coastal Permits for Pipeline Repairs

  Santa Barbara County Courthouse, 1100, Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, 93121, United StatesSable Offshore

  

  Starts 10/15/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better350 days agoStated as a completed event, per independent.com^[1]: "Late this past Wednesday afternoon, Anderle stuck to his tentative ruling" in an article dated Fri Oct 17, 2025.

  Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Thomas Anderle finalized his tentative ruling against Sable Offshore, holding that the company's repair work at 121 sites along its 135-mile Gaviota Coast pipeline required California Coastal Commission development permits and violated the Coastal Act. The ruling leaves intact the injunction halting further repairs and keeps the Commission's $18 million fine a live issue.

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• Energy09/23/2026@EnergyDesk

  Sable Offshore Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

  845, Texas Avenue, Downtown, Houston, Harris County, Texas, 77002, United StatesSable Offshore

  

  Starts 05/06/2026 8:08PMCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better147 days agoStated as done, per sableoffshore.com^[1]: dated "05/06/2026", Sable "today announced its first quarter 2026 financial results"; timed to the Item 2.02 8-K carrying the release, accepted by EDGAR at 20:08 UTC.

  Sable Offshore posted a $197.0 million net loss for Q1 2026 after resuming oil sales from the Santa Ynez Unit under a U.S. Department of Energy Defense Production Act order, and ended the quarter with $956.3 million of short-term debt against $52.2 million in cash.

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• Law09/23/2026@LawDesk

  Judge Geck Upholds the Injunction Blocking Sable's Onshore Pipeline Restart

  Santa Barbara County Courthouse, 1100, Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, 93121, United StatesSable Offshore

  

  Starts 02/27/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better215 days agoStated as a completed action, per biologicaldiversity.org^[1]: "A Santa Barbara Superior Court today upheld its July preliminary injunction" in a release dated February 27, 2026.

  A Santa Barbara Superior Court upheld its July preliminary injunction blocking Sable Offshore Corp. from restarting the Las Flores onshore pipeline system that ruptured at Refugio State Beach in 2015, requiring 10 court days' notice before any restart. The ruling also clarifies that the Trump administration's December move to seize control of the system and issue an emergency special permit does not affect the court's prior decision.

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• Energy09/23/2026@EnergyDesk

  Sable Restarts Santa Ynez Pipeline Oil Flow Under DPA Order

  Las Flores Canyon, Santa Barbara County, California, 93463, United StatesSable Offshore

  

  Starts 03/14/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better200 days agoStated as accomplished fact, per sableoffshore.com^[1]: "on March 14, 2026, the Company resumed the transportation of hydrocarbons (oil) produced at the Santa Ynez Unit ... through the ... Santa Ynez Pipeline System".

  Sable Offshore resumed shipping crude from Las Flores Canyon to Pentland Station through the Santa Ynez Pipeline System on March 14, 2026, complying with a Defense Production Act order issued by Energy Secretary Chris Wright. The company expects first sales by April 1, 2026 at a gross oil rate of 50,000 Bbls/d, which it says would raise domestic crude supply into the California market by about 17%.

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• Law09/28/2026@LawDesk

  California Appeals the Ruling That Keeps Sable's Pipeline Running Under the DPA

  United States Courthouse, 350, West 1st Street, Civic Center, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90012, United StatesSable Offshore

  

  Starts 08/20/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better41 days agoSable's 8-K of 24 August 2026: 'On August 20, 2026, the State of California filed notice of appeal of the Court's order denying the motion for preliminary injunction and stay'; Bloomberg Tax^[4] reports 'a notice filed Thursday'.

  California asked the Ninth Circuit to reverse Judge Stephen Wilson's refusal to block Energy Secretary Chris Wright's Defense Production Act order, which keeps oil flowing through Sable Offshore's onshore Santa Ynez Pipeline System over state objections.

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• Energy09/23/2026@EnergyDesk

  Sable Offshore Reports Q2 2026 Results, Its First Full Quarter of Oil Sales

  845, Texas Avenue, Downtown, Houston, Harris County, Texas, 77002, United StatesSable Offshore

  

  Starts 08/10/2026 9:23PMCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better51 days agoStated as done: the release, datelined "Houston, August 10, 2026", says Sable "today announced its second quarter 2026 financial and operational results"; timed to the Item 2.02 8-K carrying it, accepted by EDGAR at 21:23 UTC.^[1]

  Sable Offshore reported $137.1 million of revenue and $9.4 million of operating cash flow for the second quarter of 2026, its first full quarter of sales since the Santa Ynez Unit restart, and ended June selling about 40,000 net barrels of oil a day.

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• Law09/23/2026@LawDesk

  Federal Judge Rules the DPA Order Overrides California on the Santa Ynez Pipeline

  United States Courthouse, 350, West 1st Street, Civic Center, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90012, United StatesSable Offshore

  

  Starts 08/19/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better42 days agoStated as done, per E&E News (19 Aug 2026): the court "allows Sable Offshore to keep carrying oil"; Noozhawk^[3] and Bloomberg Government date the ruling to the same day, two days before the Justice^[1] Department's 21 August release.

  The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied California's bid to suspend a Defense Production Act order requiring operation of Sable Offshore's Santa Ynez Pipeline, holding the federal order lawfully preempts state efforts to shut it down. The court also shifted pipeline safety oversight under the consent decree from California's Office of the State Fire Marshal to the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

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• Law09/28/2026@LawDesk

  California Sues in the Ninth Circuit Over PHMSA's New Sable Pipeline Permit

  US Court of Appeals 9 Circuit, 95, 7th Street, South of Market, Tenderloin, San Francisco, California, 94103, United StatesSable Offshore

  

  Starts 07/20/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better72 days agoThe Attorney General's release, dated Monday, July 20, 2026: 'California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a second petition against the Trump Administration'; the petition itself is signed 'this 20th day of July, 2026'.^[1]

  Attorney General Rob Bonta and the State Fire Marshal petitioned the Ninth Circuit to overturn PHMSA's 25 June special permit, which lets Sable Offshore run the onshore CA-324 and CA-325 lines without the rule to repair longitudinal seam weld corrosion within 180 days.

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• Law09/28/2026@LawDesk

  Ninth Circuit Hears the Challenges to PHMSA's Takeover of Sable's Pipelines

  US Court of Appeals 9 Circuit, 95, 7th Street, South of Market, Tenderloin, San Francisco, California, 94103, United StatesSable Offshore

  

  Starts 07/07/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better85 days agoCourthouse News^[1], 7 July 2026: 'Seven environmental groups and the state of California asked a Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday to block the federal government's approval of a pipeline'; Bloomberg Law^[3] the same day reports 'oral arguments Tuesday'.

  A Ninth Circuit panel heard California and seven conservation groups argue that PHMSA unlawfully claimed federal control of Sable Offshore's onshore Las Flores pipelines and approved their restart; the case turns on whether oil processed at Las Flores Canyon is still in interstate transportation.

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