CA oil drilling permits skyrocket in 2026's first quarter; majority are for Chevron wells

The industry has to use more dangerous and "dirtier" techniques to extract oil out of the ground as they deplete the available crude oil in the ground

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CA oil drilling permits skyrocket in 2026's first quarter; majority are for Chevron wells
Kyle Ferrar, FracTracker Alliance, talks about the hundreds of new oil drilling permits approved by California regulators in the first quarter of 2026. Photo by Dan Bacher.