The Trump administration on Thursday announced plans to open the Pacific Ocean to new oil and gas leases for the first time in more than four decades. Advertisement“The Biden administration slammed the brakes on offshore oil and gas leasing and crippled the long-term pipeline of America’s offshore production,” Burgum said in a statement. The state has not seen new oil leases in federal waters since 1984, largely due to public opposition following a disastrous oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara in 1969. For decades, California has stood firm in our opposition to new offshore drilling, and nothing will change that. That is something the Sable Offshore Corp. is considering for its controversial project to restart oil drilling off of Santa Barbara.
