Wall Street Journal | Cleanup Crews Tackle California Oil Spill as Officials Assess Size Wall Street Journal The oil spill in Santa Barbara County, Calif., could be as large as 2,500 barrels, or 105,000 gallons, in a worst-case scenario outlined Wednesday by the burst pipeline's operator, which estimated 500 barrels may have reached the water. As an ... Crisis in California: Innovative technologies under development for cleaning ... Smaller Santa Barbara County oil spill still bring backs memories of 1969 Gov. Brown issues state of emergency in coastal oil spill |