As California weighs how to decommission the oil platforms that sit off its coast, studies like this will be critical to informing those decisions.

Offshore oil platforms located in the middle of the ocean, provide a perfect storm for COVID-19: limited medical facilities, great distances from shore, and … When it is removed, there will be 26 offshore oil platforms left off the California coast between Orange County and Santa Barbara County, most of them built in the 1960s and 1970s. “The people living near the Santa Barbara Channel are highly invested in the marine ecosystems here, and there is a wide range of perspectives and interest in these habitats,” Meyer-Gutbrod said. As California weighs how to decommission the oil platforms that sit off its coast, studies like this will be critical to informing those decisions.

Apply to Biologist, Maintenance Person, Lumber Associate and more! These leases were issued prior to the catastrophic 1969 oil spill from Platform A in federal waters off Santa Barbara County, and some predate the formation of the Commission. Jackson, who represents Santa Barbara, was a college student when the 1969 oil spill hit. Check out our resources for adapting to these times. By Jean Yamamura Wed Feb 05, 2020 | 2:48pm.

“The people living near the Santa Barbara Channel are highly invested in the marine ecosystems here, and there is a wide range of perspectives and interest in these habitats,” Meyer-Gutbrod said. She joined UC Santa Barbara after retiring as the agency’s chief of environmental sciences for the West Coast. “The oil was dark, a viscous, black crude oil that had taken over the coastline.” The oil flowed until Feb. 7 and killed 15,000 seabirds. There are 19 offshore oil and gas agreements in California waters, which are what remain of the more than 60 originally issued. “This marks the end of an era of offshore oil production in this location,” said local state senator Hannah Beth Jackson in a press release . 112 Oil jobs available in Santa Barbara, CA on Indeed.com.

Three Offshore Oil Platforms to Shut Down. There are 19 offshore oil and gas agreements in California waters, which are what remain of the more than 60 originally issued. Historic oil platform off Santa Barbara turns into a rusty ghost ship.

By Jean Yamamura Wed Feb 05, 2020 | 2:48pm. These leases were issued prior to the catastrophic 1969 oil spill from Platform A in federal waters off Santa Barbara County, and some predate the formation of the Commission. As California weighs how to decommission the oil platforms that sit off its coast, studies like this will be critical to informing those decisions. The oil and gas platforms that dot the Santa Barbara Channel and elsewhere along this part of the California coast throw their shadows against the water during the day, and at night their lights glitter with an eerie beauty.