- Start
- Sep 8, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
- End
- Sep 26, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Sable Starts Digging Up 12 Spots on Its Pipeline to Check for Corrosion
- Sable Offshore crews have been digging up stretches of the onshore pipeline since 8 September 2026 to check 12 'anomalies' that federally mandated inline inspection flagged as possible corrosion; the county says the first leg ran 8-15 September and the next 18-26 September[1]
- Seven of the anomalies lie along the coast, normally Coastal Commission territory, and four inland near the Las Flores plant, two of them at one site; any spot where corrosion has eaten 40% or more of the wall must be repaired[1]
- Sable told the county the work can be done 'live', without stopping the oil, and that the sites 'are not located in the exact same locations that were repaired since 2017'[1]
- In a letter dated 8 September Sable's attorney asked the county for approval of the digs in the coastal zone along line CA-324; PHMSA requires two inline inspections a year for the first two years of operation[4]
- Conservation groups say Sable started digging the same day it asked, before any approval; the Environmental Defense Center's Linda Krop said Sable needs Coastal Commission permits for the coastal digs[1][3]
- KEYT notes the actual condition of each anomaly remains subject to physical inspection, and cites a News-Press report that inland digs were complete with more work planned on the Gaviota Coast[2]
References 479% 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 better
The first entry is always the pin's source. Overall confidence is a weighted average of how firmly each reference supports the start and end times used above; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newest.
- [1]90%independent.com/2026/09/17/sable-offshore-digging-up-12-spots-of-pipeline-for-corrosionindependent.com· Posted Sep 28, 2026· Starts Sep 8, 2026 ✓· Ends Sep 26, 2026 ✓· 26% of score
The Independent, 17 September 2026: 'Sable work crews have been out digging up pipeline since September 8 ... The first leg of the work ran from September 8 to 15. The next leg will run from September 18 to 26', per the county; the end is the exclusive boundary after that stated second leg.
- [2]72%Environmentalists Sue Trump Administration Over Sable Pipeline Permit as County Leaders Push Backkeyt.com· Published Sep 23, 2026· 25% of score
KEYT: in August Sable told the county it had found 12 anomalies serious enough to need excavation and possible repair, per EDC; a News-Press report said seven needed excavation and inland digs were done, with more work planned on the Gaviota Coast; the actual condition of each anomaly remains subject to inspection.
- [3]74%Lawsuit Challenges Second Trump Administration Permit for California Coastal Oil Pipelinebiologicaldiversity.org· Published Sep 22, 2026· Starts Sep 8, 2026· 25% of score
Center for Biological Diversity: 'On Sept. 8 Sable sent a letter to Santa Barbara County requesting approval to dig along 12 areas of the pipeline ... On the same day and before receiving approval, the company started digging.'
- [4]80%Sable Seeks Permission for Pipeline Excavation to Check for Anomaliesnoozhawk.com· Published Sep 18, 2026· 25% of score
Noozhawk: in a letter dated Sept. 8 Sable's attorney asked Santa Barbara County to approve exploratory digs at seven points in the coastal zone along line CA-324; PHMSA requires two in-line inspections a year for the first two years of the restart, and a flagged anomaly requires a validation dig.
Suggest a correction
Something missing or wrong? Say it in your own words: a link that backs this pin up, a different start or end date and why, or a fact it lacks or gets wrong. The AI checks it against this pin's sources, searches for better ones, and adds any page that backs you up. The pin's own sources still count most. A picture that shows something else, or shows it badly, is looked at too, and moved down or replaced.
