Trump admin invokes Defense Production Act, directs oil company to restart California operations

[1srelluc]

MSN

The Trump administration invoked the Defense Production Act to order an oil company to restart shuttered offshore operations in California, saying the move is necessary to address oil supply disruption risks and reduce reliance on foreign crude.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday directed Sable Offshore Corp., an oil and gas company headquartered in Houston, to restore operations at the Santa Ynez Unit and the Santa Ynez Pipeline System off the coast of Santa Barbara, according to a statement from the Department of Energy (DOE).

The order prioritizes restarting oil production and pipeline capacity to move crude through the Las Flores Pipeline System to Pentland Station, a key inland hub for transporting offshore oil to refineries, and into interstate pipelines.

"California once supplied nearly 40 percent of U.S. oil production, but decades of radical state policies targeting reliable energy sources have driven a decline in domestic output while fuel demand remains among the highest in the nation," the DOE said.

That's real leadership folks.....FUBAR CA policy be damned.

In before some liberal federal judge says they can't.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Where is the war? This is just an excursion.

Of more relevance, why was the production shut in, in the first place? Was it no longer economically viable. Were the wells on the bottom end of their production curve?

 

[Lockback]

Where is the war? This is just an excursion.

Of more relevance, why was the production shut in, in the first place? Was it no longer economically viable. Were the wells on the bottom end of their production curve?

I'm 99% sure it was environmental radicals that got them shut down.

 

[1srelluc]

Where is the war? This is just an excursion.

Of more relevance, why was the production shut in, in the first place? Was it no longer economically viable. Were the wells on the bottom end of their production curve?

From what I can gather it was CA regulations due to a 2015 spill at one of the units....That and they are off the coast of Santa Barbara.

Can't have the rich people see a bit of a sheen on the water every now and again.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I'm 99% sure it was environmental radicals that got them shut down.

Looked it up. They had a significant oil spill and shut it down after. Sable has been trying to get it re-opened.

 

[Zincwarrior]

From what I can gather it was CA regulations due to a 2015 spill at one of the units....That and they are off the coast of Santa Barbara.

Can't have the rich people see a bit of a sheen on the water every now and again.

Yay thats richvills there.

 

[Dante]

MSN

The Trump administration invoked the Defense Production Act to order an oil company to restart shuttered offshore operations in California, saying the move is necessary to address oil supply disruption risks and reduce reliance on foreign crude.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday directed Sable Offshore Corp., an oil and gas company headquartered in Houston, to restore operations at the Santa Ynez Unit and the Santa Ynez Pipeline System off the coast of Santa Barbara, according to a statement from the Department of Energy (DOE).

The order prioritizes restarting oil production and pipeline capacity to move crude through the Las Flores Pipeline System to Pentland Station, a key inland hub for transporting offshore oil to refineries, and into interstate pipelines.

"California once supplied nearly 40 percent of U.S. oil production, but decades of radical state policies targeting reliable energy sources have driven a decline in domestic output while fuel demand remains among the highest in the nation," the DOE said.

That's real leadership folks.....FUBAR CA policy be damned.

In before some liberal federal judge says they can't.

We are mostly energy self sufficient. Oil supply here in the USA is not a problem.

President Trump could issue an order under the Defense Production Act?

Well, we've been here before with this guy and his bs and broken promises - his failed leadership (which is why he was thrown out of office in 2020):
Has President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act or not? It’s complicated


California Governor Newsom asked Trump to use the Defense Production Act - Trump promised he would and them Shit the bed.

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Democrats in California accused President Trump of using the war in the Mideast as an excuse to restart offshore drilling in the state, something he has wanted to do for months. Gov. Gavin Newsom of California called reopening the pipeline “a political attempt to point the finger at California to divide and distract the American people from his wartime failures and the massive spike in oil and gasoline prices his war has caused.”

Want to talk about LEADERSHIP?

Newsom Picks a Dogfight With Trump and RFK Jr. on Public Health


Gov. Gavin Newsom orders all of California to shelter in place

 

[Lockback]

We are mostly energy self sufficient. Oil supply here in the USA is not a problem.

President Trump could issue an order under the Defense Production Act?

Well, we've been here before with this guy and his bs and broken promises - his failed leadership (which is why he was thrown out of office in 2020):
Has President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act or not? It’s complicated


California Governor Newsom asked Trump to use the Defense Production Act - Trump promised he would and them Shit the bed.

Trump leaves trail of unmet promises in coronavirus response

Democrats in California accused President Trump of using the war in the Mideast as an excuse to restart offshore drilling in the state, something he has wanted to do for months. Gov. Gavin Newsom of California called reopening the pipeline “a political attempt to point the finger at California to divide and distract the American people from his wartime failures and the massive spike in oil and gasoline prices his war has caused.”

Want to talk about LEADERSHIP?

Newsom Picks a Dogfight With Trump and RFK Jr. on Public Health


Gov. Gavin Newsom orders all of California to shelter in place

Please tell me that Gavin Newsom, that steaming pile of shit, isn't your avatar.
Please.
You ... have Newsom as your avatar???

 

[1srelluc]

Ha! I knew CA would try to stop it......You can't hate CA enough.

MSN

California orders removal of Sable pipeline segment after federal push to restart drilling​

California regulators have ordered Houston-based Sable Offshore (SOC) to remove a section of pipeline that runs through a state park, escalating a dispute just days after the federal government directed the company to restart oil operations along the Santa Barbara coast.

The order came from the California Natural Resources Agency, which said the pipeline segment crossing Gaviota State Park lacks the necessary state authorization, Bloomberg News reported.

The conflict follows instructions from Chris Wright, the U.S. energy secretary, who told Sable (SOC) to begin restoring production from the Santa Ynez offshore oil field and its associated pipeline system. The directive came after an executive order from Donald Trump aimed at boosting domestic energy output.

Sable (SOC) has spent years trying to restart the Santa Ynez Unit and its pipeline network, which would move oil from offshore platforms near Santa Barbara. The project has faced strong opposition from local officials and environmental groups.