Cali Oil16 Nov 2023 18:27
July 13 (Reuters) - California, the seventh-biggest U.S. crude oil producer, has put a near halt on issuing permits for new drilling this year, according to state data.
"The state's Geologic Energy Management Division, known as CalGEM, has approved seven new active well permits in 2023. That compares with the more than 200 it had issued by this time last year.
The stalled approvals represent the latest tension between California's bold environmental ambitions and its role as a major oil and gas producer and consumer".