California’s oil and gas sector continues to face shifting dynamics shaped by production declines, regulatory changes, and the growing challenges in end of life well management. This session will examine current production and drilling trends and the pressures driving well abandonment and orphaned well management. Discussion will also consider how regulatory and policy developments are influencing the state’s energy future.

• Reviewing production and drilling trends
• Understanding the impacts of increasing idle wells
• Exploring regulatory and policy drivers shaping the industry