in the El Segundo area unless Santa Monica Bay tracts are leased in some 

 subsequent sale. El Segundo was considered because it is the site of 

 SOCAL's El Segundo Refinery, the closest such facility to Santa Monica 

 Bay tracts. A fixed-buoy, mooring marine terminal and submarine pipe- 

 lines have serviced tankers up to 138,000 DWT at the 200,000 b/d complex. 

 The refinery has received permission for a 125,000 b/d desulfurization 

 addition and there is land available to SOCAL for expansion of the 



refinery. Company officials say they would seek this option if OCS 



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 oil is available in the area. 



4. Santa Catalina Island . This island has been identified by the 



OCS Task Force as a possible crew-staging area and storage center for 



cleanup equipment. These uses for the island were also mentioned by 



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 Western Oil and Gas Association's report on Sale 35. Two harbors 



on the island, Catalina Harbor and Isthmus Cove, can accommodate boats 



up to 30 feet long in all weather conditions. Both have been used in 



the past for staging of crews involved in platform testing. 



Ventura County 



1. Rincon Area . Four locations in the Rincon area support OCS 

 oil and gas operations and have been identified as target areas for 

 OCS-related onshore development. These locations are: Mobil Rincon 

 (also known as Sea Cliff), a processing and storage site operated by 

 Mobile Oil Company; La Conchita, a tank farm and marine terminal 

 operated by the Phillips Oil Company; Punta Gorda, onshore and off- 

 shore production and processing site maintained by various operators; 



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