The State Lands Commission, in collaboration with the City of Goleta, has removed the last two oil pier and caisson structures in the state located at Haskell’s Beach in Goleta.

This milestone decommissioning project marks the end of oil production in the Ellwood Oil Field, production that started in the late 1920s and continued into the 1990s. Now the final two piers and caissons are gone, restoring full coastal access and eliminating public safety and environmental threats.

City of Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte said: “This is a significant accomplishment. Indeed, old oil and gas infrastructure, piers, and wells are leaving our coastal waters for good. The State Lands Commission partnership with the City of Goleta was key to this restoration effort. Our community and the environment are safer because of these decommissioning efforts and for this, we can be proud.”
 
The Commission is actively working to decommission several other offshore oil and gas production facilities in the Santa Barbara Channel.

More information can be found at: www.slc.ca.gov/ceqa/prc-421-decommissioning-project.