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U.S. energy secretary directs oil company to restore operations off California

Mar 14, 2026Center Right

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.

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