Judge Rejects Attempt to Block Mobil Pipeline
An attempt by homeowners to halt construction of Mobil Oil’s underground pipeline from Kern County to Torrance was rejected by a judge Wednesday, a day after the firm began work on a segment of the $90-million project in Granada Hills.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ronald M. Sohigian ruled against the Coalition Against the Pipeline, which sued the city of Los Angeles and Mobil earlier this year. Members of the coalition, who briefly halted work on the pipeline with a protest, said they would appeal the ruling.
Mobil wants to build the 92-mile, 16-inch-wide pipeline to carry hot crude oil from San Joaquin Valley oil fields to its Torrance refinery, replacing an existing pipeline that is six inches thinner in some areas and has ruptured eight times in the past five years. The pipeline would go through the Santa Clarita and San Fernando valleys, West Los Angeles and the South Bay.
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