Overview
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright ordered Sable Offshore to resume operations under the Defense Production Act following a presidential directive, and the company says oil began moving over the weekend.
- Sable reports it is shipping stored crude toward Kern County and plans to begin sales by April 1 at about 50,000 barrels per day.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an emergency motion in federal court to block operations as the state challenges federal preemption claims tied to the restart.
- California State Parks denied an easement through Gaviota State Park and ordered removal of a 4-mile pipeline segment, and the State Lands Commission authorized potential litigation and lease actions.
- PHMSA previously asserted interstate jurisdiction and issued an emergency special permit, and a Justice Department opinion concluded a DPA order could override state law and a 2020 consent decree.