and Pitas Point, a Mobil Oil Company pipeline landfall for oil coming from 

 platforms in State tidelands to tanks and processing equipment in adjacent 

 Padre Juan Canyon. 



All four sites have development potential, especially the large process- 

 ing plant at Mobil Rincon, which has excess capacity and available land for 

 expansion. The Phillips Oil processing plant at La Conchita is also operat- 

 ing below capacity, and the site has good potential for a marine terminal, 

 but there is little land for expansion. Punta Gorda has available land in 

 oil company ownership for expansion of both heater-treaters and tanks, 

 although some additional equipment would have to be located in an adjoining 

 canyon. 



2. Ventura Avenue Area . The area running east and west along the 



Ventura River is shown on the local General Plan as identified for oil 



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 refining and storage. A number of processing and storage facilities 



exist in the area and a small refinery in the river basin is now being 

 completed. An abandoned Seaside Corporation refinery and the VETCO off- 

 shore service and pipeyard are also in the area. Air pollution regulations 

 may constrain future oil and gas related development. 



3. McGrath Beach-Ventura Marina . Union Oil maintains 285,000 barrels 

 of crude oil storage for shipment from its Ventura Marina terminal at 

 McGrath Beach. Union holds vacant land in the area and additional land 

 zoned for heavy industry exists in the dunes. Oil is produced onshore in 

 the area and shipped out through Union's terminal. Development of the 

 Santa Clara unit would make this an attractive site for processing and 

 storage. 



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