Defense Production Act: upcoming dates

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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 better43 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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• 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 better44 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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• Law09/23/2026@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 better168 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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• Energy09/28/2026@EnergyDesk

  Sable Begins Oil Sales to Chevron From the Santa Ynez Unit

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

  

  Starts 03/29/2026CONFIRMEDDate 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 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 better187 days agoSable's release (Exhibit 99.1, 30 Mar 2026): 'Sable ... today announced that on March 29, 2026, Sable initiated oil sales.'^[1]

  Two weeks after restarting the pipeline under the federal Defense Production Act order, Sable made its first oil sales in a decade, filling the line from Las Flores Canyon to Pentland Station at more than 50,000 barrels a day and selling to Chevron. Platform Harmony was producing about 22,000 barrels a day, with Heritage set to follow.

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• Law09/28/2026@LawDesk

  California Sues Energy Secretary Wright to Void the Sable Pipeline DPA Order

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

  

  Starts 03/23/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%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 better193 days agoCalifornia Attorney General's release dated Monday, March 23, 2026: 'The lawsuit filed today challenges the Department of Energy's unlawful order under the Defense Production Act'.^[1]

  Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the Energy Department and Secretary Chris Wright, arguing the Defense Production Act order that restarted Sable's Las Flores pipelines exceeds his authority and overrides state law, a state court injunction and the federal Refugio consent decree. The case runs in federal court in Los Angeles.

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• Law09/28/2026@LawDesk

  California State Parks Sues Sable for Trespassing Through Gaviota State Park

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

  

  Starts 03/17/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%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 better199 days agoOrder in California Department of Parks and Recreation v. Sable Offshore Corp. (C.D. Cal., 28 May 2026): 'Plaintiff filed this case for continuing trespass on March 17, 2026, in Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.'^[1]

  State Parks sued Sable and its Pacific Pipeline Co. for continuing trespass, saying the 30-year easement for the four miles of Line CA-325 under Gaviota State Park expired in 2016, and asked a court to stop the oil and order the pipe removed. A federal judge later refused to halt the flow.

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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 better202 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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