Today, Sable Offshore Corp. ("Sable") provided an update on the previously disclosed Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. Debra Haaland et al. lawsuit (the "Haaland lawsuit"). On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (in its capacity as counsel for the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, or "BSEE") filed a motion to remand without vacatur the Haaland lawsuit to BSEE for BSEE to reconsider its 2023 decision approving an extension to resume operations on the leases for the Santa Ynez Unit. Assuming the motion is granted, Sable intends to cooperate with the government to facilitate an expeditious review and that the government's prior extensions to resume operations were both appropriate and authorized. Moreover, under the government's proposed remand, Sable's operations on the Santa Ynez Unit remain unaffected. In the event that any non-governmental third party attempts to unlawfully interfere with Sable from restarting the Santa Ynez Unit, which contains net estimated contingent resources currently valued at over $10 billion, Sable is prepared to vigorously pursue all available legal remedies.
About Sable
Sable Offshore Corp. is an independent oil and gas company, headquartered in Houston, Texas, focused on responsibly developing the Santa Ynez Unit in federal waters offshore California. The Sable team has extensive experience safely operating in California.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Disclaimers
Non-Producing Assets
The Santa Ynez Unit assets have not produced commercial quantities of hydrocarbons since such assets were shut in during June of 2015 when the only pipeline transporting hydrocarbons produced from such assets to market ceased operations. There can be no assurance that the necessary permits will be obtained that would allow the pipeline to recommence transportation and allow the assets to recommence production. If production is not recommenced by January 1, 2026, the terms of the asset acquisition with ExxonMobil Corporation would potentially result in the assets being reverted to ExxonMobil Corporation without any compensation to Sable therefor.
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