California’s refining industry — once the backbone of the West Coast’s fuel supply — stands at a make-or-break moment. With just seven refineries still operating as of March 2026, the state is weeks away from the next wave of closures that will slash capacity by another 17–20%. Phillips 66’s Wilmington complex shut down late 2025; […]
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Oil is flowing again off the Santa Barbara coast for the first time in over a decade. On Monday, Sable Offshore Corp. restarted the Santa Ynez Pipeline System, sending “black gold” from its Dos Cuadras Field platforms through the onshore network that ends at Pentland Station in Kern County. The move follows President Donald Trump’s […]
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Gavin Newsom has succeeded in taking down the oil and gas market, and this was one of my most important podcasts. Mike Ariza, a refinery expert who has been working in the industry for decades, stopped by the Energy News Beat podcast, and what a show. Mike has been working with several key people in […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: I will be interviewing Ronald Stein on Monday to talk about this and other major issues in California. With no crude oil pipelines over the Sierra Mountains, California is an energy island separated from the crude oil supply and the infrastructure of oil refineries from the other 49 States. Thus, all in-state […]
Continue ReadingAs we kick off 2026, it\’s time to reflect on the whirlwind year that was 2025 in the energy sector. From record-breaking production to geopolitical shrugs and the relentless march of technology, 2025 taught us invaluable lessons about balancing ambition with reality. At the heart of it all is a timeless truth: \”The grid requires […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: This article is a fantastic follow-up to the interview that Stu Turley, Mike Umbro, and Katy Grimes had on the Energy News Beat Podcast on Friday. This is a gigantic Energy Security problem that the Trump Administration is now facing. We will be following this huge crisis, and please follow Katy at […]
Continue ReadingKaty Grimes, Editor in Chief of the California Globe, and Mike Umbro stop by the ENB Podcast. This podcast rolled around because Katy Grimes, the Editor in Chief of the California Globe, wrote a brilliant story, “Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return?” and in that story, she is pointing out […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: This article was originally published on the California Globe and has some outstanding points that Michael Tanner and Stu Turley have been covering on the Energy News Beat Podcast for years. We have been asking whether Gavin has gone too far and how the economy will recover when all the oil companies […]
Continue ReadingIn the high-stakes world of energy production, a bold Texas oil executive is squaring off against California\’s entrenched environmental policies in a bid to tap into a lucrative offshore oil reserve. James Flores, the Houston-based CEO of Sable Offshore, is pushing to revive dormant oil platforms off the Santa Barbara coast—assets acquired from Exxon Mobil […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Energy Transition Stalls as Oil Super-Cycle Risks Return August 19, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This is an outstanding article from Irina Slav at Oilprice.com. She brings up some fantastic points, and for investors looking for returns, there is the precursor of an oil super-cycle looming. Stu […] What Should Investors Look […]
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