Bill to Increase California Oil Production Introduced

Bill would require refiners to use oil sourced from California for most production.

On February 17, 2023, Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains introduced AB 3, a bill that would require refiners to use more oil produced in California. That bill aims to increase oil production in the state.

AB 3 would prohibit a petroleum refinery in California from using oil originally extracted outside the state for more than 60% of the total oil that the refi…