California appeals court backs Coastal Commission injunction blocking Sable Offshore’s CA-324 and CA-325 pipeline restart

California’s Second District Court of Appeal upheld an injunction obtained by the California Coastal Commission that bars Sable Offshore Corp. from repairing and restarting the CA-324 and CA-325 oil pipelines linking offshore Santa Barbara platforms to refineries outside the region. The lines have been shut since the 2015 Refugio oil spill, and Sable sought to proceed under coastal development permits issued in 1986 after acquiring the assets in 2024. Regulators said the work required additional approvals, and the court rejected Sable’s procedural challenge, confirming the commission acted within its authority.