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Vahevala
Oil and Gas Development Proposal
 Project
Description
Proposal by Sunset
Exploration, Inc. and Exxon Mobil
Corporation to produce State Tidelands
oil and gas from an onshore drilling
and production site on Vandenberg Air
Force Base. Water would be removed from
the oil/water emulsion at the drillsite
and disposed of via injection wells also
at the drillsite. The dry oil would be
transported via 17.7 miles of new 16-inch
oil pipeline, connecting to the existing
pipeline system near the Lompoc Oil and
Gas Processing Facility (LOGP) for transport
to refinery destinations out of the
County. Produced gas would be transported
to the LOGP via a new 17.7-mile,
6-inch gas pipeline parallel to the new
oil line. The applicant’s production
estimates over the projected 30-year
project life are 250 million barrels
of oil and 30-50 billion standard
cubic feet of gas. The applicant has
also applied to the State Lands Commission
to create two new State leases to
access the resource.
Project Status
Submittal
of a complete application is pending.
The County anticipates creation of
a Joint Review Panel comprising the County,
State Lands Commission, Coastal Commission
and Vandenberg Air Force Base to conduct
environmental review. The State Lands
Commission will consider issuance of
new oil and gas leases after the County’s
action.
Key Issues:
- New State
Tidelands Leases
- Competing
with PXP for same lease
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