terminal near Naples Reef. Enforcement of the consolidation policy will 

 make development of all three impossible. Leasing in the Channel from 



OCS Sales 48 may change the picture for Santa Barbara because numerous 



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 Channel tracts have been nominated. 



PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION 



The 13 offshore platforms and 42 subsea wells in the Santa Barbara 

 Channel area are serviced by 15 treatment and storage facilities and five 

 marine terminals. The Final Environmental Impact Statement released by 

 BLM on development of the Channel gave an estimated potential of 10 to 

 21 new platforms or submerged production systems, one to five additional 

 processing and storage facilities, and one to five additional marine 

 terminals. 



The consolidation policies of the State Coastal Commission and of 

 Che county may significantly reduce subsequent requirements. The county 

 and State Coastal Commission are currently attempting to negotiate a 

 consolidation of the three proposed facilities described above, and to 

 eliminate the marine terminals by requiring construction of a pipeline 

 overland to Los Angeles refineries. The consolidation effort has been 

 stalled by litigation and inherent weaknesses in the county's present 

 procedure for considering permit applications. Final outcome of the 

 consolidation attempt with regard to the present applications may be 

 known by December, 1976. 



There are six artificial offshore islands, two platforms and several 

 onshore wells slant-drilled into offshore formations in the Los Angeles 

 and Long Beach Harbors area and in Huntington Beach in Orange County. 



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