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Oil Production Resumes in California Amid Legal Battle

3/24/2026

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Oil production has resumed through Sable Offshore pipeline near Santa Barbara, California, after a decade-long shutdown caused by a 2015 spill.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, through Energy Secretary Chris Wright, invoked the Defense Production Act to bypass regulations.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit alleging the restart violates state law and federal court orders.

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Story summary

Oil production has resumed through Sable Offshore pipeline near Santa Barbara, California, after a decade-long shutdown caused by a 2015 spill.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, through Energy Secretary Chris Wright, invoked the Defense Production Act to bypass regulations.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit alleging the restart violates state law and federal court orders.