Trump to invoke emergency law for California oil producer Sable, Bloomberg News reports
Source: Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to invoke emergency law for Sable Offshore (SOC.N), opens new tab as it looks to restart production from a cluster of offshore platforms in California, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Shares of Sable rose 28% to $18.35.
Trump is preparing to summon authorities under the Defense Production Act to preempt state laws and ease permitting for Sable as the company looks to restart significant production from a cluster of offshore platforms in California, the report added.
Sable Offshore did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
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March 11, 20263:20 PM EDT
Updated 17 mins ago
quaint
(4,961 posts)twodogsbarking
(18,428 posts)Buddyzbuddy
(2,467 posts). Hmm, ridiculously high oil prices, what a great way to slip in more deregulation of the oil industry.
Monday
Just to ease the pain at the pumps of course.
pfitz59
(12,625 posts)Hello oily beaches
angrychair
(12,168 posts)Even if they started this process tomorrow it could be a year or more before we would see a drop of oil.
Not to mention costs. If oil is around $100/barrel then it's likely not even financially viable. The oil still costs what it costs. They cannot just run themselves into bankruptcy just because he says so.