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DAILY ENERGY NEWS  | 10/03/2025
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California's war on energy has many fronts, each more punative than the last.


Rig Zone (10/3/25) reports: "Sable Offshore Corp said it had filed a request before the California Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) to restart the Las Flores Pipeline System, warning it would opt to divert oil flows outside the state if delays continue. The pipeline system is part of the Santa Ynez Unit (SYU) oil and gas production project, which has three production platforms in federal waters offshore Santa Barbara and a processing facility in Las Flores Canyon...In November 2024 the CCC issued a Cease and Desist Order (CDO) against Sable's activities to reactivate the pipeline system, citing 'unpermitted development.' The CCC argued Sable was conducting onshore pipeline works without having undergone the commission's authorization process...Sable said at the time it had obtained consent from the county government that supports the company's view that repair works are covered by the pipeline system's existing permits and do not need a new or separate Coastal Act authorization."

"Governor Newsom and the state legislature need to seriously confront the problems their governance has sown before these problems explode into an energy crisis that will make 1973 look like a picnic." 

 

– Edward Ring,
California Policy Center

If your diet includes climate, you aren’t serious about your diet. 


Bloomberg (10/2/25) reports: "When a group of leading scientists and nutrition experts unveiled a global diet plan several years ago, few expected it to ignite one of the fiercest food debates in recent memory. Their central prescription seemed innocuous: For an increasingly populous planet to thrive, wealthy nations should eat less meat and more plants. But soon after publication, the report from the EAT-Lancet Commission became a lightning rod. The authors were subjected to threats, accused of elitism and targeted in social media campaigns backed by the meat industry. Some policymakers embraced its recommendations, while others, particularly in the US, dismissed it as a 'woke' attempt to take away meat from people’s plates. Round two of that debate has now arrived. Pulling from fresh data and input from experts in more than 30 countries, the commission released a second version of its report on Friday, doubling down on largely the same message: Eat less meat, and more beans, nuts and vegetables — especially if you live in the rich world. The shift could prevent about 15 million premature deaths a year globally and cut farm emissions by 15%."

Hardly needed to wait for the full investigation to understand what went wrong in Spain.

America shouldn't let this antique hinder our energy dominance.


WattsUpWithThat (10/3/25) Op-Ed: "After four years of the Biden administration doing everything in its power to keep our natural resources in the ground, President Trump and Congressional Republicans have made a concerted effort to get the most out of our federal lands and waters. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act marked an important step in this regard by mandating increased lease sales and reducing royalty rates for natural gas, oil, and coal. Following suit, the Bureau of Land Management overturned Biden’s Public Lands rule—a regulation that effectively treated 'no use' as a legitimate option for federal land, in direct conflict with the multiple-use mandate established by the 1976 Federal Land Policy and Management Act...To secure the progress already made in opening land to energy production, Congress must act. Reforms like those proposed by Utah Senators Mike Lee and John Curtis would restore balance by requiring congressional approval for monument designations. Congressional approval wouldn’t be a kill switch against federal overreach in land-use decisions, but it would make monument designations dependent on more steps than the whim of a president."

Energy Markets

 
WTI Crude Oil: ↑ $50.87
Natural Gas: ↓ $3.41
Gasoline: ↓ $3.15
Diesel: ↓ $3.70
Heating Oil: ↓ $223.97
Brent Crude Oil: ↑ $64.49
US Rig Count: ↓ 579

 
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