March 23 (Reuters) - California Attorney General Rob

Bonta on Monday said he has sued the U.S. Department of Energy

over its decision to restart the long-disputed Sable Offshore ( SOC )

pipeline system linking the Santa Ynez offshore platform

to California refineries.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright restarted the pipeline

earlier this month using powers granted to him under an

executive orderfrom President Donald Trump invoking the Cold

War-era Defense Production Act to supersede state laws.