The Trump (R) Administration Invoked Emergency Powers under the Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950, that Empowers the U.S. President to Influence Ddomestic Industry to Eensure National Defense Preparedness and Response Capabilities.
Ordering the Restart of the Santa Ynez Offshore Oil Platform and Pipeline along the Santa Barbara County Coast, that was Shut After a Sspill Released Thousands-of-Barrels of Crude into the Pacific 11 years ago.
The move, which comes in response to Skyrocketing Fuel Prices in the Wake of the Iran Conflict, brought an Immediate Threat to Sue by Governor Gavin Newsom (D).
The Order also Marks the most Aggressive Federal Intervention yet in a Yearslong Dispute. On One side is the Trump Administration and Sable Offshore Corp., a Houston-based Startup that has been trying to Restart the Pipeline. On the Other are California Officials and Environmental Groups, who Oppose the Effort.
Sable, which bought the System from ExxonMobil in 2024, has told Investors that Production could Increase from about 30,000 Barrels of Oil Equivalent per Day, to more than 50,000 if the System Restarts, sending Oil to Refineries in Los Angeles, Bakersfield, and the Bay Area.
The Ruptured Pipeline released Crude Oil onto Beaches North of Goleta in May 2015, Killing Hundreds of Birds and Marine Mammals and Triggering One of the Worst California Coastal Oil Spills in Decades.
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