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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
reuters.com
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