2. Onshore Support Facilities . Two piers serve as offshore platforms 

 in Santa Barbara County. The Signal Pier (owned by AMINOIL, formerly 

 Burmah Oil) has been condemned by the State Lands Commission and must be 

 removed unless the County purchases it for a recreational pier. The 

 Casitas Pier in Carpinteria is operated by SOCAL. A third pier, at 

 Gaviota, is not available for commercial use. The agreement sought by 

 AMINOIL with the County, concerning a takeover of the Signal Pier, 

 includes a stipulation allowing for its use by oil crews, but not for 

 materials or equipment. 



3. Processing . Ten processing facilities and two abandoned ones 

 presently exist on Santa Barbara's coast. Five marine terminals are in 

 operation. ARCO is seeking permission to expand its South Ellwood plant 

 to process larger quanities of oil and to process sour gas. Although 

 Exxon has a permit for construction of an oil and gas processing facility 



in Las Flores Canyon, it is contesting limitations imposed by the California 

 Coastal Commission on the construction of an associated marine terminal. 

 AMINOIL has temporarily withdrawn its application to abandon its Coal Oil 

 Point storage and shipping facilities. SOCAL has received all but the 

 final permits to expand production from its platforms in State lands off- 

 shore from Carpinteria and may require an expansion of its Carpinteria 

 facility, althought no application has been filed. 



4. Environmental Problems . Oil continues to pollute nearby beaches 

 from seeps around Platform A, from platform and tanker spills, and from 

 natural seeps in the Channel. Air pollution is generated by oil and gas 

 processing, platform operation, and tanker loading. An upwelling of oil 

 and gas in 1973, subsequent to ARCO's initiation of gas injection from 



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