Not that long ago, California was the second most vital U.S. oil producing state. Since peaking in 1985, however, output has plunged almost 60 percent to 460,000 barrels per day (bpd). This collapse is made even more discouraging by the fact that total U.S. crude […]
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Updates on the oil and gas industry for California.
California lawmakers challenge Trump’s bid to expand oil drilling and fracking statewide
SACRAMENTO — California on Monday sought to block the Trump administration from allowing new oil and gas wells in national parks and wilderness areas in the state. Any new oil or gas projects approved in federally protected areas would be prohibited from having their pipelines or […]
Central Valley officials join push to end California oil production
Three Central Valley elected officials have added their names to a petition urging Gov. Jerry Brown to end oil and gas production in California — a move that, if successful, would heavily impact Kern’s economy and county property tax revenues. Huron Mayor Rey Leon, San Joaquin […]
Trump’s New Plan To Spark A California Oil Boom
The Trump Administration proposed last week to open more than 700,000 acres of federal land to new oil and gas drilling along California’s Central Coast. The plan is the Bureau of Land Management’s commitment to a 2013 court order to issue a more detailed environmental impact […]