Exxon Denied Permit to Truck Oil in California While Pipeline Repaired

U.S. judge refuses to overturn denial of Exxon permit to truck crude oil in California while pipeline is repaired
Exxon claimed trucks were essential to restart offshore platforms and onshore facility shut since 2015 pipeline rupture
Judge ruled Exxon has right to operate infrastructure but not fundamental right to truck oil for transport
Environmental groups applauded decision, called Exxon's trucking plan dangerous and unwelcome
Exxon had claimed 30,000 barrels per day output from idled Santa Barbara rigs, small fraction of California's oil use

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