by Staff writer | Nov 6, 2024 | News
Gavin Newsom Drives Jobs Out and Prices Up Phillips 66 announced it will close its Los Angeles refinery by 2025, removing about 8% of California’s refining capacity. This move comes just after Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law aimed at stabilizing gasoline...
by Staff writer | Sep 9, 2024 | News
A Consequential Change Of Heart Passes AB 3233 In a surprising turn in the last minutes of a late night session, Senator Bob Archuleta switched his vote in favor of Assembly Bill 3233 (AB 3233), which represents a significant defeat for owners of mineral, oil and gas...
by Mark Phillips | Sep 6, 2024 | Editorial, Opinion
Starving The Grid In Spite Of The Citizens As I write this my area of Southern California is under an extreme heat warning. We are told by the well meaning public officials and newscasters to draw the drapes, turn off the air conditioning, and do not run large...
by Staff writer | Aug 21, 2024 | Opinion
A recent article on Extracting Fact discusses a poll showing that most California voters reject Governor Newsom’s claim that “price gouging” by oil companies is the primary cause of the state’s high gas prices. Despite the governor’s repeated...
by Staff writer | Aug 15, 2023 | News
Showdown in San Ardo NARO-California joins with Monterey County royalty owners in a battle vital to all California mineral owners. San Ardo is a tiny community which sleeps among the agricultural fields in the southern reaches of Monterey County, a place where both...