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Hilton Tells California’s Oil Industry to Hold On
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is offering California’s energy industry something it has not heard from Sacramento in a very long time: open support.
Mar 163 min read


California’s “Energy Island” Problem: Why a Hormuz Shock Lands Hardest on the West Coast
A new Forbes analysis argues California is uniquely exposed to a Strait of Hormuz disruption
Mar 92 min read


Bakersfield’s Ellis Drops Three-Bill “Keep Producing, Keep Improving” Package
Assembly Member Stan Ellis (R–Bakersfield) introduced a trio of oil-and-gas bills that, taken together, push in the same direction: innovation over slogans, process discipline over bureaucratic drift, and rules based on real-world performance instead of blunt instruments.
Mar 22 min read


AB 2608 Adds an “Ethical Imports” Reality Check to California’s Fuels Report
Assembly Member Joe Patterson (R) has introduced AB 2608, a targeted amendment to the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Transportation Fuels Assessment
Mar 22 min read


CIPA-Sponsored Bonding Fix Bill Introduced
On Friday, February 20, AB 2716 was introduced at CIPA’s request by Assembly Member Anamarie Avila Farias to fix Public Resources Code § 3205.8, the AB 1167-era “transfer bonding” section that has caused a market freeze and prevented sales of oil wells and facilities for over two years.
Feb 233 min read
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