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U.S. Energy Secretary Directs Texas Oil Company to Restore Operations Off California

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed a Texas-based oil and gas company Friday to restore operations in waters off Southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spill, invoking the Defense Production Act.

California Oil Pumping Expected To Begin Immediately

Oil-pumping is expected to begin imminently off the California coast after President Trump issued an Executive Order to resume drilling near Santa Barbara.