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

[FoxBusiness] "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. "Today, more than 60 percent of the oil refined in California comes from overseas, with a significant share traveling through the Strait of Hormuz—presenting serious national security threats."

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-15 09:48|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1856 views ] Top

1 Iran threatens $200 oil barrels as US prepares massive release of emergency petroleum reserves

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-15 09:59|| 2026-03-15 09:59|| Front Page Top

2 Padilla: People Are Hurting Due to High Gas Prices, We’ll ‘Fight’ Drilling off of California

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-15 11:40|| 2026-03-15 11:40|| Front Page Top

3 Suspension of the Jones Act may also help. Building a pipeline into CA and NV would also be a better solution going forward. The world's number one oil producer importing foreign oil because some cockamamie dumb-asses have ruined California'with their green choke-hold has got to stop.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-03-15 14:08|| 2026-03-15 14:08|| Front Page Top

4 Restarting refineries there will help as well.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2026-03-15 19:19|| 2026-03-15 19:19|| Front Page Top

5 Getting oil production working won't help if it has to be hauled to Korea and back to be refined.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2026-03-15 19:21|| 2026-03-15 19:21|| Front Page Top

6 I think Trump is playing on California Dems commie price/energy controls. I paid $6.08 Midgrade today. Everyone with a brain who fills up should know why the cost is so high

Posted by Frank G 2026-03-15 19:34|| 2026-03-15 19:34|| Front Page Top

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