Per John Smith, Rincon Island (Phase 2) will be the first major production facility decommissioning project in California state waters since the Chevron 4-H platform removals in 1996.
Rincon Island and the onshore facility were constructed in 1959 and used for oil and gas production. In December 2017, Rincon Island Limited Partnership, the most recent lessee, transferred its lease interests to the State after becoming financially insolvent. Phase 1 of decommissioning included the plugging and abandonment of all oil and gas wells and removal of service equipment at Rincon Island.
The proposed Phase 2 project, analyzed within the Environmental Impact Report (executive summary attached), would prudently retain Rincon Island and the Rincon Island Causeway in their current configuration. Phase 3 will prepare Rincon Island and the Onshore Facility to be leased for yet-to-be determined new uses.
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 