A Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge has issued a partial preliminary injunction against Sable Offshore Corp. as it works to restart its local oil pipelines, which have been shut down since the Refugio oil spill in 2015.

On Friday, Judge Donna Geck granted the Center for Biological Diversity a preliminary injunction of 10 days from when Sable acquires all necessary permits and plans to officially restart the pipeline.

The ruling means that once Sable is ready to restart the pipeline, it must notify the court and the Center for Biological Diversity that it has obtained all necessary approvals to move forward. Once the court is notified, Sable must wait at least 10 days before it is allowed to activate the pipeline.

“In that 10-day period, we can come back and seek further relief or further injunction,” said Julie Teel Simmonds, a senior attorney for the organization.

The Center for Biological Diversity filed the request for an injunction in June when it sued the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The group alleges that the state office had allowed Sable to move forward with the restart without proper inspection and procedures.

“This ruling shows that the fire marshal failed to establish that the pipelines meet public safety standards, and that’s worrisome,” Talia Nimmer, a staff attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement.

“Pumping oil through these defective pipelines poses a clear risk to the coastline and its wildlife. If the state approves restarting the pipelines, we’ll use all the tools available in the time the court has given us to make sure California adequately considers people’s safety and the environment.”

The Office of the State Fire Marshal has said previously that it does not judge projects until plans are submitted for review. Sable has submitted plans for the pipeline, but the office found them insufficient for approval.

The office said that when plans are submitted, it will take weeks to review.

In a previous declaration to the court, Steve Rusch, Sable’s vice president of Environmental & Regulatory Affairs, claimed that the company could lose $2.5 million a day if the pipeline does not restart on schedule.

In a statement from Sable, the company stated that it is still allowed to work toward a restart and acquire the necessary permits.

“On July 18, the Santa Barbara County Superior Court ruled that Sable Offshore Corp. (‘Sable’) may restart the Las Flores Pipeline System 10 days after filing notice of Sable’s receipt of all necessary approvals and permits for restart. The court further clarified that Sable is not prevented from taking steps towards restarting the Las Flores Pipeline and, similarly, that the Office of State Fire Marshal is not prevented from reviewing and, if appropriate, approving Sable’s restart plans as contemplated by the federal consent decree,” said Jordan Burns, a senior account executive for Sable.

The company has been working to restart oil production for the Santa Ynez Unit, which includes offshore platforms, an onshore processing facility, and pipelines that transport the oil to out-of-county refineries.

One of the pipelines ruptured in 2015 causing the Refugio oil spill, and the Santa Ynez Unit has been shut down since then. The pipeline and platforms are now managed by Sable Offshore Corp.