UC Santa Barbara Professor crunches the numbers on national security claims by the Trump Administration and Sable Offshore

UC Santa Barbara Professor crunches the numbers on national security claims by the Trump Administration and Sable Offshore

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Research from a UC Santa Barbara professor shows that despite claims by the Trump Administration that forcing the restart of oil production locally is crucial for national security reasons, the actual impact is far different. Last month, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an order to restart oil production locally under the authority of the Defense Production Act of 1950. "The Trump Administration remai…