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As oil companies shut down refineries, California policymakers are weighing whether the state should get into the refinery business to ensure steady supplies. An industry group says it's not so ...
Phillips 66 will shutter its Los Angeles-area oil refinery complex late next year. The refinery, built in 1919, produces gas, diesel and aviation fuels.
Created in 2009 under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, it aims to push California’s fuel supply away from gasoline toward biodiesel, hydrogen, electricity and other alternative fuels.
The Los Angeles City Oil Field. Other oil fields are shown in light gray. The story of oil production in California began in the late 19th century. [9] As of 2012, California was the nation's third most prolific oil-producing state, behind only Texas and North Dakota.
As oil production increased, the oil shale refiners discovered that their refining process worked just as well with petroleum, and that petroleum was a cheaper raw material than shale oil. In 1861, the existing oil shale refiners switched to petroleum feedstock, and the oil shale mines shut down.
The Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on June 19, 2014 by Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA). [6] It was referred to the United States House Committee on Natural Resources and the United States House Committee on the Judiciary . [ 6 ]
Newsom appointed Tai Milder as the state’s ‘oil czar’ to oversee the effort. In September, Milder highlighted a suspicious trade on the state’s real-time market for gasoline that quickly ...
The bill could force oil refineries in California to keep fuel reserves. Gavin Newsom signs bill aiming to prevent California gas price spikes, swipes at oil industry Skip to main content