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Title: Accord near for offshore California oil shipments

Abstract

There are faint glimmers of hope again for offshore California operators. After more than a decade of often bitter strife over offshore oil and gas development and transportation issues, state officials and oil producers may be moving toward compromise solutions. One such solution may be forthcoming on offshore development. But the real change came with the turnabout of the California Coastal Commission (CCC), which last month approved a permit for interim tankering of crude from Point Arguello oil field in the Santa Barbara Channel to Los Angeles. The dispute over how to ship offshore California crude to market has dragged on since before Point Arguelo development plans were unveiled. The project's status has become a flashpoint in the U.S. debate over resource use and environmental concerns. The controversy flared anew in the wake of the 1989 Exxon Valdez tanker spill off Alaska, when CCC voided a Santa Barbara County permit for interim tankering, a move project operator Chevron Corp. linked to the Exxon Valdez accident. Faced with litigation, the state's economic devastation, and acrimonious debate over transporting California crude, Gov. Pete Wilson and other agencies approved the CCC permit. But there's a catch: A permanent pipeline must be built tomore » handle full production within 3 years. The paper discusses permit concerns, the turnaround decision, the anger of environmental groups, and pipeline proposals.« less

Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6061231
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 91:7; Journal ID: ISSN 0030-1388
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; TANKER SHIPS; COASTAL WATERS; CONSTRUCTION; OFFSHORE PLATFORMS; PERMITS; PETROLEUM; PIPELINES; TRANSPORT; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; NORTH AMERICA; SHIPS; SURFACE WATERS; USA; 022000* - Petroleum- Transport, Handling, & Storage; 021000 - Petroleum- Legislation & Regulations

Citation Formats

. Accord near for offshore California oil shipments. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
. Accord near for offshore California oil shipments. United States.
. 1993. "Accord near for offshore California oil shipments". United States.
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abstractNote = {There are faint glimmers of hope again for offshore California operators. After more than a decade of often bitter strife over offshore oil and gas development and transportation issues, state officials and oil producers may be moving toward compromise solutions. One such solution may be forthcoming on offshore development. But the real change came with the turnabout of the California Coastal Commission (CCC), which last month approved a permit for interim tankering of crude from Point Arguello oil field in the Santa Barbara Channel to Los Angeles. The dispute over how to ship offshore California crude to market has dragged on since before Point Arguelo development plans were unveiled. The project's status has become a flashpoint in the U.S. debate over resource use and environmental concerns. The controversy flared anew in the wake of the 1989 Exxon Valdez tanker spill off Alaska, when CCC voided a Santa Barbara County permit for interim tankering, a move project operator Chevron Corp. linked to the Exxon Valdez accident. Faced with litigation, the state's economic devastation, and acrimonious debate over transporting California crude, Gov. Pete Wilson and other agencies approved the CCC permit. But there's a catch: A permanent pipeline must be built to handle full production within 3 years. The paper discusses permit concerns, the turnaround decision, the anger of environmental groups, and pipeline proposals.},
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year = {Mon Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Mon Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 1993}
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