Three offshore oil platforms, a processing facility and an onshore pipeline in Santa Barbara County have been shut down since the pipeline ruptured on May 19, 2015, causing the oil spill.

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. Last week, the California Coastal Commission fined oil company Sable Offshore Corp. $18 million for its ...

U.S. Coast Guard The cause and extent of an oil sheen reported off the coast of Summerland in southern Santa Barbara County remained under investigation on Saturday. The sheen, spanning up to an ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ... The blobs have been noticed from Isla Vista to Carpinteria, including Coal Oil Point, Leadbetter Beach, Loon Point, and Hope Ranch beach. Recently, work to recap wells ...