ExxonMobil loses bid to truck millions of gallons of crude oil through central California

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

ExxonMobil loses bid to truck millions of gallons of crude oil through central California

Updated 9:05 PM EDT, September 27, 2023

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — ExxonMobil lost a court bid Wednesday to truck millions of gallons of crude oil through central California — a crucial part of its efforts to restart offshore oil wells that were shut in 2015 after a pipeline leak caused the worst coastal spill in 25 years.

A federal judge refused to overturn a 2022 decision by the Santa Barbara County Board Supervisors that denied ExxonMobil’s request to use trucks to carry crude from the three wells.

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The pipeline was shut down on May 19, 2015, when a corroded section above ground and running west of Santa Barbara ruptured, sending 140,000 gallons (529,958 liters) of oil onto a state beach and into the ocean.

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ExxonMobil proposed sending up to 24,820 tanker trucks a year on coastal Highway 101 and and State Route 166 for up to seven years, arguing that was the only option for getting the oil from the offshore wells to onshore processing plants until a pipeline becomes available.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/california-exxonmobil-ruling-truck-ban-32e9874dc7d225bf7c0fe5242b14a127

[Think. Again.]

1. They just can't even imagine....

...that it's time for them to start closing up shop.