by Admin | Jan 28, 2026 | News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NARO-CA, the California chapter of the National Association of Royalty Owners, is joining with Pacific Legal Foundation to announce a new federal court legal challenge to Senate Bill 1137—the 3,200-foot oil setback mandate that they argue...
by Admin | Jan 14, 2026 | News
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to have SB 1137 thrown out on constitutional grounds. NARO-CA has been working hard on the policy and legal fronts to push back against this unjust law, which impacts hundreds of thousands of oil and gas mineral and...
by Admin | Jan 14, 2026 | News
By Jesse Rojas Bakersfield and the Central Valley know something Sacramento often forgets: energy policy is not theoretical. It shows up every time a family fills up their tank, every time a contractor budgets a job, and every time a worker decides whether they can...
by Staff writer | Dec 22, 2025 | News
By Eric Eisenhammer, NARO-CA Member Some people are surprised to hear that there is oil and gas production in California at all. In fact, California has long been among the nation’s top oil producing states. For many years California rivaled Texas and Alaska in...
by Roy Reed | Jul 28, 2025 | Editorial, News
Above, NARO-CA President Ed Hazard, addresses the attendees. By Roy Reed, NARO-CA MemberJuly 21, 2025 Santa Maria, California has long been notable as the home of Vandenberg Space Force Base, with its long history of successful missile launches carrying payloads...
by Roy Reed | Jul 12, 2025 | News, Opinion
Above, NARO-CA President Ed Hazard at the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meeting on May 13, 2025, speaking in opposition to an oil and gas shutdown proposal. The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 on May 13, 2025, to direct staff to prepare...
