Texas oil company fined $18 million for unapproved work along California coast

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Sable anticipates restarting offshore oil production in the second quarter this year, but the company acknowledges that some regulatory and oversight hurdles remain.
53% : "Sable is considering all options regarding its compliance with these orders," read a prepared statement from Steve Rusch, Sable's vice president of environmental and governmental affairs.
44% : "Not only did they do work in sensitive habitats and without sufficient environmental protections and during times that sensitive species were at risk, but they also refused to comply with orders issued to them to address those issues," Haage said at the hearing.
43% : In an action cheered by state environmentalists, the California Coastal Commission has voted to fine a Texas-based oil firm $18 million for failing to obtain necessary permits and reviews in its controversial push to revive oil production off the Gaviota Coast.

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