A hotly-debated proposal to allow new drilling off of Santa Barbara’s coast is resurrected in the governor’s latest budget proposal. KPCC’s Molly Peterson has details. Most environmental groups don’t ...

A bill by state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, to ban offshore oil drilling from an area of state waters in the Santa Barbara Channel known as Tranquillon Ridge passed out of the Assembly ...

9/11/05 The possibility of tapping into Tranquillon Ridge/s crude oil and natural gas bonanza in the Santa Barbara Channel from an onshore site is increasing. (0 Ratings) ...

Despite legislative and financial hurdles, Plains Exploration & Production Co. (PXP) said Thursday that it is determined to move forward with its Tranquillon Ridge offshore oil and gas project in ...

In a summary report of its state budget review, the Legislative Analyst’s Office said it recommended that the California state leaders enact legislation to authorise the Tranquillon Ridge project — a ...

Citing the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Governor Schwarzenegger has cancelled what’s called the Tranquillon Ridge Plan , which would have allowed new drilling from a rig offshore from Santa Barbara.

Recommendations by the Santa Barbara County planning staff regarding a Texas-based oil company/s proposal to drill in the Tranquillon Ridge offshore oil field for 30 years were delayed Friday ...

The companies are targeting California's Tranquillon Ridge prospect, which is thought to hold up to 200 million barrels of oil and 50 billion cubic feet of natural gas. The companies are pursuing a ...

The possibility of tapping into Tranquillon Ridge/s crude oil and natural gas bonanza in the Santa Barbara Channel from an onshore site is increasing.