Santa Barbara County Courthouse, 1100, Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, 93121, United StatesSable Offshore·…
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCEStated 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.
