US EditionUS Energy secretary directs oil company to restore operations off California
The directive aims to restore 50,000 barrels per day from Sable Offshore’s Santa Ynez unit to reduce reliance on 1.5 million barrels of foreign crude monthly amid global supply concerns.
- U.S. Energy Secretary Wright ordered Sable Offshore to restore operations in federal waters off Santa Barbara, citing the Defense Production Act, last Friday.
- Court decisions and a January state lawsuit set the stage for the move, with federal court striking down Biden's withdrawal of 625 million acres and California suing over restart approval.
- The Santa Ynez unit includes three rigs in federal waters and the Las Flores Canyon Processing Facility can produce about 50,000 barrels per day, officials say.
- Officials warned disruptions like threats to the Strait of Hormuz could raise pump prices, and economists said higher fuel costs could pressure airline and retail prices, Wright said.
- State officials vowed legal action after the federal directive, insisting 'the federal government has no right to usurp California's regulatory authority,' said the attorney general.
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US Energy secretary directs oil company to restore operations off California
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has directed a Texas-based oil and gas company to restore operations in waters off southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spill, invoking the Defense Production Act.
Trump Admin Jumpstarts California's Oil Operations
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