Commentary: An Oil Company Joins with the Trump Administration to Bully California over Offshore Drilling

Commentary: An oil company joins with the Trump administration to bully California over offshore drilling

Sable Offshore was bound by a court order not to restart its oil pipelines. It got Trump's help to circumvent the order.

California ruling halts offshore pipeline restart despite federal push

A California judge has ruled that Sable Offshore Corp. cannot resume operations on its coastal pipeline without state permits, rejecting the company’s argument that a federal executive order trumps an existing state‑level injunction. Santa Barbara superior court judge Donna Geck said the existing court order enforcing California pipeline regulations remains in force, even after US …