U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright and U.S. President Donald Trump look on during an event to sign an executive order at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 6, 2025.
Kent Nishimura | Reuters
The Trump administration on Friday directed Sable Offshore to restore oil drilling operations off the southern California coast, the U.S. Energy Department said.
The move aims to restart oil production at a cluster of offshore platforms as fuel prices continue to rise in the wake of the war on Iran.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright told Sable to restart work at the Santa Ynez unit and Santa Ynez pipeline “to address supply disruption risks caused by California policies that have left the region and U.S. military forces dependent on foreign oil,” the Energy Department said in a statement.
Sable Offshore did not immediately respond to a request for comment.