Sable Offshore set to resume oil production at second platform offshore California
Sable Offshore Corp. has been given clearance from the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to resume operations at Platform Heritage, part of Sable Offshore’s Santa Ynez Unit (SYU) in federal waters offshore Santa Barbara, Calif.
The move follows a completed final pre-restart inspection and a March directive by the US Secretary of Energy for Sable Offshore to restore SYU operations under authorities delegated through the Defense Production Act and certain executive orders.
The SYU includes Platforms Heritage, Harmony, and Hondo, all sit 5-9 miles offshore Santa Barbara County in shallow water depths of 900-1,200 ft. The newly cleared Platform Heritage is set to begin production soon, BSEE said.
In a release Mar. 30, Sable Offshore said Platform Harmony, which came online in May 2025, is producing about 22,000 b/d of oil (gross). Platform Heritage, the second SYU platform to come online, is expected to produce over 30,000 b/d (gross). Platform Hondo, expected to produce over 10,000 b/d, is expected to be online by the end of this year’s second quarter.
The addition of in-state oil production is aimed at reducing the amount of oil California imports. Last month, Sable Offshore’s chairman and chief executive officer said the company expects to increase domestic supply of crude oil into the California market by about 17%. The Department of Energy has estimated that more than 60% of the oil refined in California comes from overseas, including cargoes that normally would travel through the Strait of Hormuz.
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