California's independent oil producers suffered another setback during last Thursday's Senate Appropriations Committee Suspense Hearing when AB 2711 (Ellis) was held in committee, effectively ending the bill for the year.

California oil producers received some genuinely good infrastructure news this week.

The growing divide between federal and California energy policy is again on display, this time nine miles off the Ventura County coast.

CIPA-sponsored AB 2716 reached another important milestone last week, advancing to the Senate Appropriations Committee's Suspense File following the committee's hearing on Monday, August 3.

California's independent oil producers continue to find themselves caught between two fundamentally different visions for America's energy future.

California policymakers often claim they are reducing emissions by making it increasingly difficult to produce oil within the state. The reality tells a very different story.

California lawmakers are once again debating how to help displaced oil and gas workers.

California regulators are preparing to formally object to a federal proposal that would allow hydraulic fracturing on 16 existing offshore wells connected to Platform Gilda, located off the Ventura County coast.

Recent headlines touting record profits for multinational oil companies have once again created a false narrative that threatens California's independent oil producers.

For CIPA and California's independent oil producers, the coming weeks represent one of the most consequential periods of the year.