The state excise tax just went up, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard is getting more strict and 2 refineries are shutting down.

California’s energy market regulator is backing off a plan to place a profit cap on oil refiners in the state.

California energy officials are walking a political tightrope, defending some of their climate rules while conceding others ...

I have not seen that kind of bullying in policy making in the entire time I’ve been here,” said state Sen. Roger Niello, ...

California's energy regulator recommended a pause in implementing a refining margin cap with penalties for companies ...

A California Energy Commission official is recommending a pause on Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to penalize oil companies if their profits climb too high.

In a potential watershed for local oil production, a senior Sacramento energy official recommended Friday that the Newsom administration exempt Kern County’s contentious petroleum permitting plan from ...

California's energy regulator on Friday recommended new rules to encourage more private investment in fuel imports and a ...

In the wake of plans by two refineries to close down, the California Energy Commission offered a series of recommendations Friday to Gov. Gavin Newsom, aiming to help maintain a steady supply stream ...

California’s energy market regulator is backing off a plan to place a profit cap on oil refiners in the state.

Now, Siva Gunda, the energy commission's vice-chair, says the state should pause the effort in favor of pursuing other policies to lower prices and maintain a steady oil supply — all while ...