- C35 -

Efforts to Shutdown Californias Oil and Natural Gas Production Make No Sense California already imports 75 of the oil we use mostly from foreign countries. Thats one of the reasons why supporting Californias existing local oil and natural gas production is so important. Restricting the ability for California to continue producing the energy it needs would increase foreign oil imports result in higher gas prices at the pump and risk serious energy supply shortages. Californias local oil and natural gas production generates 1.