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Trump Reactivates Santa Barbara Pipeline, Overturning California Offshore Ban

7/14/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the dormant Santa Barbara oil pipeline to be reactivated in March.
The line has been idle since a 2015 corrosion-induced spill that burst the pipe.
Environmental groups and California officials sued Sable, the Texas-based owner, citing rupture risk.
The order overturns decades-long state and federal bans on new offshore drilling along California’s coast.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the dormant Santa Barbara oil pipeline to be reactivated in March.
The line has been idle since a 2015 corrosion-induced spill that burst the pipe.
Environmental groups and California officials sued Sable, the Texas-based owner, citing rupture risk.
The order overturns decades-long state and federal bans on new offshore drilling along California’s coast.