Newsom Signs Bill to Shut Down Inglewood Oil Field by 2030

Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 2716, which requires low-production wells in the Inglewood Oil Field to be plugged and abandoned within 12 months of supervisor notification and all other wells in the field to be plugged and abandoned by December 31, 2030.

Prohibiting Low Producing Wells

The Inglewood Oil Field is located largely in Baldwin Hills,…