The California Division of Oil , Gas and Geothermal Resources published a map of offshore oil seeps from Point Aguello ( north of Santa Barbara ) to Mexico . In addition , they published a report describing the seeps . The report also discusses the underground blowout at Platform A which caused the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill . It also describes accounts from divers , who describe seepage changes after the 1971 San Fernando earthquake
1969 Santa Barbara oil spill
1969 Santa Barbara oil spill
Petroleum seep