Rincon Island (California)
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Rincon Island is a small 2.3-acre artificial island located off Mussel Shoals in Ventura County, California on public land leased from the California State Lands Commission. The island is situated app
Rincon Island, showing the causeway connecting it to the mainland.
Rincon Island; view from above, looking southeast
Central area of operations on Rincon Island
Planning Permission posted at Rincon Island
Greka Energy
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Greka Energy, legally HVI Cat Canyon Inc., is a privately held company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration principally in Santa Barbara County, California. Formed in 1999 after the acquisition and merg
Rincon Island (California)
…2.3-acre (9,300 m2) island connected to land by a 2,700-foot (820 m) causeway containing the gas and oil pipelines and facilitating vehicular access. Greka Energy, the last petroleum company operating at the site, faced numerous safety and permit violations. Rincon means "corner" in Spanish. The area was said to…
Main entrance to Greka Refinery, Santa Maria, California
Greka Asphalt Refinery on Sinton Road, Santa Maria, adjacent to agricultural fields
Greka lease on the North Belridge Oil Field; oil wells and steam injection apparatus are visible in the distance.