In a significant and welcome development for California energy producers, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it has filed suit in federal court challenging California’s SB 1137 as an unconstitutional attempt to regulate oil and gas development on federal lands.

Last week, the California Independent Petroleum Association submitted formal comments to the California Air Resources Board challenging the methodology used to calculate the 2024 statewide average crude carbon intensity under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

This week, the California Independent Petroleum Association joined forces with the National Stripper Well Association (NSWA), the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA), and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) in a coordinated national effort to defend small, independent producers from crushing federal overreach.

Last week, the California Independent Petroleum Association (CIPA) convened what may well go down as its most consequential Oil Symposium to date.

California’s energy system is standing on a cliff’s edge and this week CIPA delivered the blunt truth straight to the California Energy Commission’s doorstep.