Trump officials back Houston-based firm in fight over California offshore oil drilling after huge spill

15 October 2025, 9:38 pm

FILE – A worker removes oil from the sand at Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, Calif., May 21, 2015. When the corroded pipeline burst in 2015, inky crude spread along the Southern California coast ...... Read More »

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