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At the end of last year’s session in Sacramento, Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 237, which included provisions easing permitting requirements in and around Kern County, the heart of California’s oil patch, in an effort to boost in-state oil production.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Resistance to new production But the US oil patch won’t be rushing to increase production, no matter who the president is or how high oil futures spike, said Dane Gregoris, managing director at energy-data platform Enverus.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
More in the oil patch: Wells Fargo double upgraded Occidental Petroleum to buy from sell.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Earlier in the day, Sri Lankan Navy spokesman Budhika Sampath said rescue teams initially spotted oil patches and life rafts on the surface but could not immediately locate the vessel.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Resistance to new production But the US oil patch won’t be rushing to increase production, no matter who the president is or how high oil futures spike, said Dane Gregoris, managing director at energy-data platform Enverus.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
More in the oil patch: Wells Fargo double upgraded Occidental Petroleum to buy from sell.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Earlier in the day, Sri Lankan Navy spokesman Budhika Sampath said rescue teams initially spotted oil patches and life rafts on the surface but could not immediately locate the vessel.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Oil patch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20patch. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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