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Our look at Platform Irene meant a 20 minute helicopter ride from the airport in Santa Maria. This...

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This is an aerial view down the coast from Platform Irene, towards open space that PXP says they...

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Platform Irene is one of 23 offshore oil platforms that sit off the California coast. The platform...

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Oil platform employees work on preparations for new drilling in federal waters. (Photo: John Myers, KQED)

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Platform Irene's oil drilling currently is limited to sites more than three miles out to sea, which...

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The platform is home to more than just oil drilling crews. (Photo: John Myers, KQED)

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This is a look from the lower level of Platform Irene, near where drills would be placed into the...

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On the lower deck of Platform Irene, you can see empty "slots" where drilling operations...

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Work crews live on Platform Irene for seven days at a time, working 12 hour shifts all year long. ...

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Part of the deal struck between PXP and environmentalists is a shutdown of this oil...

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