California

ExxonMobil and Shell announced on 1 September that they have agreed to divest their 25-year-old joint venture Aera Energy. The California-based subsidiary reported an average production rate of almost 95,000 BOE/D in 2021, representing nearly a quarter of the state's total oil and gas output.

This study provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of renewable-energy resources, energy-transition efforts, and the future of conventional and unconventional oil and gas resources in California.

A lawsuit filed in the Bay Area represents a looming issue for thousands of idled oil and gas wells.

State officials have called it one of the most aggressive steps in the US to protect public health and safety from the dangers of drilling.

Researchers found increased concentrations of air pollutants downwind from oil and gas wells in California, likely affecting millions of Californians who live near them.

A California appellate court has ruled against a Monterey County ban on new oil and gas wells, possibly paving the way for Chevron and a bevy of smaller oil companies to begin drilling new wells.

A recent settlement of up to $1.8 billion between Southern California Gas Co. and thousands of alleged victims has offered a measure of relief to some. But many residents say they still know painfully little about how the disaster affected their health.

The investigation and cleanup of the oil spill, originating from a rupture in an Amplify Energy pipeline in the Beta field, is ongoing.

L.A. County's plan to phase out drilling comes after a years-long environmental justice movement focused on adverse health effects. Advocates hope it will be a model elsewhere.

California denied 21 oil drilling permits in July in the latest move toward ending hydraulic fracturing in a state that makes millions from the petroleum industry but is seeing widespread drought and more dangerous fire seasons linked to climate change.