White House drops huge power move over offshore oil rig Gavin Newsom’s trying to destroy

Nypost · Jun 03, 2026 · 770 words · By Nina Joudeh

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What happened

White House drops huge power move over offshore oil rig Gavin Newsom’s trying to destroy See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleThe Trump administration is ramping up its backing of Sable Offshore, dispatching two Cabinet secretaries to Santa Barbara while the Texas oil giant clashes with California regulators in court.

Common ground

Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will be joined by PHMSA Administrator Paul Roberti in touring Sable’s pipeline and brainstorm strategies to overcome regulatory roadblocks threatening the project, according to The Independent.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Red Herring: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that State Parks has argued that the easement allowing oil to flow through that section of pipeline expired a decade ago and that the agency has denied Sable’s application for a new 30-year easement?
How does this story connect Environmental Protection vs. Energy Production with Political Conflict (Trump/Newsom) over the next few days?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “State Parks has argued that the easement allowing oil to flow through that section of pipeline expired a decade ago and that the agency has denied Sable’s application for a new 30-year easement.”

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Multiple sources confirm the state's argument that the easement expired (specifically mentioned as 10 years ago or in 2016) and the denial of a new application.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sable’s 30-year easement for its pipeline expired in 2016, after the Refugio spill. Section 5 of the Expired Easement required Sable, “in the exercise of the privileges [therein] granted, [to] at all …
https://keyt.b-cdn.net/2026/03/Gaviota-SP-State-Parks-to-Sab…

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Claim 2: “the governor sent out a notice Monday signaling its gas tax will increase by about 2 cents beginning July 1.”

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Multiple sources confirm an automatic gas tax increase in California starting July 1, with figures cited around 1.6 to 2 cents.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 25, 2025 ... Gas tax: California's gasoline tax will increase by 1.6 cents per gallon, starting July 1, as required by law. This annual inflation increase ...
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/06/25/fact-check-claims-swirling…

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ... Each year, on July 1, California's gas tax increases by two cents. I authored a bill to stop this automatic increase and it was never even set ...
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Claim 3: “California’s State Fire Marshal has argued those repairs did not go far enough and has insisted on more extensive work.”

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Claim 4: “federal Judge Stephen Wilson handed the company a key victory — rejecting a request from California State Parks for a temporary restraining order that would have forced Sable to stop pumping oil through a four-mile stretch of pipeline running through the park.”

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The specific detail about Judge Stephen Wilson rejecting the temporary restraining order is mentioned in one primary web search result; other results mention the legal battle but not the specific judge's ruling.

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web search NEUTRAL — Last week, federal Judge Stephen Wilson handed the company a key victory — rejecting a request from California State Parks for a temporary restraining order that would have forced Sable to stop pumpin…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/white-house-dro…

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web search NEUTRAL — The state Parks Department charged that Sable is running oil through a four-mile stretch of pipeline located in Gaviota State Park even though the easement allowing that activity expired 10 years ago …
https://www.independent.com/2026/06/02/high-ranking-white-ho…

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Claim 5: “Wilson didn’t address concerns surrounding 18 pipeline anomalies — described by The Independent as corroded sections of pipe — that Sable recently repaired.”

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Claim 6: “Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will be joined by PHMSA Administrator Paul Roberti in touring Sable’s pipeline”

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Two independent web search results explicitly name Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and PHMSA Administrator Paul Roberti as the officials touring the pipeline.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Douglas James Burgum ( BURG-əm; born August 1, 1956) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 55th United States secretary of the interior since 2025 under President Donald Trum…
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Claim 7: “State officials pointed to what they believed could be a sinkhole beneath the pipeline as evidence of potential danger. Sable’s experts disputed that claim, maintaining the feature was actually a rodent burrow.”

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While search results mention the 'insane fight' between Sable and California, none of the provided evidence snippets contain the specific detail about a sinkhole versus a rodent burrow.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 23, 2026 ... Sable Offshore snaps at insane fight with California - as it reveals next move for its vital pipeline.
https://www.facebook.com/nyposttrending/posts/sable-offshore…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 15, 2026 ... We are the largest oil producer. If we would stop selling our oil to other countries then we can use it for ourselves. Of course our government ...
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Claim 8: “The Trump administration is ramping up its backing of Sable Offshore, dispatching two Cabinet secretaries to Santa Barbara”

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Multiple web search results from different sources (including the Santa Barbara Independent and other news reports) confirm the Trump administration is backing Sable Offshore and sending Cabinet secretaries to Santa Barbara.

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Claim 9: “The order was issued on national security grounds shortly after President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched attacks on Iran.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim regarding attacks on Iran by Trump and Netanyahu as a catalyst for the order.

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Claim 10: “Tensions spiked in March when Sable resumed oil pumping after Wright invoked the Defense Production Act of 1950 to issue a direct order.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that Chris Wright invoked the Defense Production Act in March.

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Claim 11: “Sable’s push to revive oil production through a pipeline that crosses Gaviota State Park.”

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Web search results and references to the Refugio oil spill (Wikipedia) confirm the pipeline's location in Gaviota State Park and the efforts to restart production.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Refugio oil spill occurred on May 19, 2015 along the Gaviota Coast in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It contaminated one of the most biologically diverse areas of the West Coast …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugio_oil_spill

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Claim 12: “PHMSA’s position represents a reversal from documents it signed in 2016 that appeared to support California’s authority”

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Claim 13: “the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, known as PHMSA, has since asserted that it — not California regulators — has jurisdiction over those decisions.”

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Claim 14: “Sen. Adam Schiff and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi call for an investigation into communications between Sable executive James Flores and President Trump, as well as potential campaign contributions connected to the company.”

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Multiple reports confirm that Democratic leaders, including Adam Schiff and others, are calling for investigations into Sable's communications with Donald Trump.

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