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Since Newsom signed a law to ban new oil and gas wells near homes and schools in 2022, oil companies poured millions into qualifying a measure on the November ballot to overturn it.
The plan marks a continuation of the governor's campaign to blame the oil industry for high gas prices in California and another attempt by Newsom to jam legislation through the state Capitol.
Legislators and Gov. Newsom did not heed warnings that adding new mandates on oil companies would drive them out of the state. One already has. The California Democrats’ oil strategy is a big bust.
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Oil wells on wharves built out over the ocean, Summerland oil field, 1902. Known oil and gas fields in federal waters, offshore California (Minerals Management Service) Offshore oil and gas in California provides a significant portion of the state's petroleum production. Offshore oil and gas has been a contentious issue for decades, first over ...
The Kern River Oil Field (purple) in south-central California. Other oil fields are shown in gray. Kern River drilling rigs, 1923 Kern River Oil Field aerial, 2012. Kern River Oil Field in 1910. The Kern River Oil Field is a large oil field in Kern County in the San Joaquin Valley of California, north-northeast of Bakersfield in the lower ...
The Dos Cuadras Offshore Oil Field is a large oil and gas field underneath the Santa Barbara Channel about eight miles southeast of Santa Barbara, California. Discovered in 1968, and with a cumulative production of over 260 million barrels of oil, it is the 24th-largest oil field within California and the adjacent waters. [ 1 ]
A California law that severely restricts oil drilling within close proximity to homes, schools and businesses is set to take effect after an industry group said it would withdraw an expensive ...