( December 5, 2025, 8:24 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — An energy company and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) have filed separate answers in California federal court responding to an amended complaint brought by an environmental group over disputed oil and gas operations in the Santa Ynez Unit, an offshore drilling area along the California coast. The DOI denies all claims, and the energy company, Sable Offshore Corp., contends that the plaintiffs lacks standing to raise some or all of its claims....