Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific, called the proposal ...

An oil trade group said drilling off Southern California was of interest. But the environmental pushback would be ...

A draft five-year plan for offshore oil development proposes selling leases on the West Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Alaska.

A vote to deny Sable Offshore permits to restart production builds on a series of lawsuits and an accusation of insider ...

The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the Republican's administration could announce plans as ...

A recent Houston Chronicle story reveals Trump administration plans to open large swathes of the California coast to offshore drilling.

About 30 oil rigs are still operating in state and federal waters off Southern California, though the state Lands Commission ...

Any effort to re-open oil drilling off the California coast would be “dead on arrival,” Gov. Newsom said while attending a ...

The basic idea drew harsh criticism from environmental advocates in Southern California and from state politicians.

By then, California was already a leading producer. Farther south, in Los Angeles, oil pumps proliferated on suburban tracts as speculators chased new finds. In 1923, about 1 in 4 barrels of oil ...