Sorry.... Santa Whatever... it's all Wacko California to me.
I don't care how much percentage of oil they are producing, if they are producing one barrel, that is one less we have to buy from the Saudi's in my opinion. But let's go back to what else I said, if the people of Santa Barbara don't want the rigs out there, they should be able to vote on it and decided to have them removed. You will see here, I am not being a Fascist right-wing zealot who wishes to cram my will down your throat, I am being quite pragmatic and saying, if the people don't want it, so be it!
Like I said, I don't know the particulars... maybe Santa Barbara gets city revenue from the rigs? Maybe the money is needed to keep their city solvent and prevent them from filing bankruptcy like most of the rest of California? I don't know! Maybe the people of Santa Barbara have considered the options and they don't mind putting up with a few blips on the horizon out there, to generate their revenue to operate the city instead of more taxation? Again, I don't know! My take is, it should be left up to the people of Santa Barbara to decide.... do you have a problem with that stance?