Santa Barbara County (the County), on August 30, 2024, acknowledged that the County does not have jurisdiction over Pacific
Pipeline Companys (PPC) installation of 16 new safety valves in the County along PPCs Las Flores Pipeline System (the Pipeline) in accordance with Assembly Bill 864. The Countys acknowledgement was delivered
in the form of a conditional settlement agreement dated August 30, 2024 (the Safety Valve Settlement Agreement) among the County, PPC and PPCs parent company Sable Offshore Corp. (Sable), and a subsequent
acknowledgement by the Countys planning and development staff.
The Safety Valve Settlement Agreement is predicated upon a prior
settlement agreement between PPCs predecessor in interest, Celeron Pipeline Company, and the County in a federal case styled Celeron Pipeline Company of California v. County of Santa Barbara (Case No. CV
87-02188), which was executed in 1988.
Pursuant to the Safety Valve Settlement Agreement, PPC
agreed to the following additional surveillance and response enhancements in the County:
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PPC will create a Santa Barbara County-based Surveillance and Response Team, trained in PPCs Tactical
Response Plan, which will be responsible for timely initial incident response and equipped with key resources to deploy in early containment, particularly for those regions of the Pipeline between Gaviota and Las Flores Canyon;
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PPC will provide Santa Barbara first responders with additional training and equipment to assist in PPCs
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PPC will undertake the following Pipeline system enhancements: (1) install and operate and maintain
primary and secondary Operations Control Centers in Santa Barbara County, and (2) refurbish the Gaviota pump in its existing station. |
PPC, Sable and the County have further agreed, in the Safety Valve Settlement Agreement, to file a stipulation to dismiss the pending lawsuit,
Pacific Pipeline Company and Sable Offshore Corp. v. Santa Barbara County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors (Case No. 2:23-cv-09218-DMG-MRW) within 15 days of final installation of all 16 underground safety valves in the County.
Sable affirms that initial restart of production from Sables Santa Ynez Unit is expected in fourth quarter 2024.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words could, should, will, may, believe, anticipate,
intend, estimate, expect, project, continue, plan, forecast, predict, potential, future, outlook, and target, the
negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements will contain such identifying words. These statements are based on the current beliefs and
expectations of Sables management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Sables actual results to
differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements include: the ability to recommence production of the SYU assets and the cost and time required therefor; litigation, complaints and/or adverse publicity; our ability to comply
with laws and regulations applicable to our business; and other one-time events and other factors that can be found in Sables Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2023, and any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K, which are filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and are available on Sables website (www.sableoffshore.com) and on the Securities and Exchange Commissions website (www.sec.gov). Except as required by applicable law, Sable undertakes no obligation to publicly release the
result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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