CA SR98

Senate calls on California to reduce reliance on Ecuadorian oil imports, which represent over 17 percent of the state's crude oil imports and the largest foreign source.

Expresses concern that oil extraction in Ecuador's Amazon region, particularly in Yasuní Biosphere Reserve, causes environmental degradation, deforestation, and violates indigenous rights of groups like the Huaorani and Taromenani peoples.

Notes that almost 50 percent of all oil drilled and exported from the Amazon goes to California, and that civil unrest in Ecuador in Spring 2022 caused a two-week crude oil production shutdown affecting California's energy security.

States that California produces 391,000 barrels of oil per day but consumes 1.8 million barrels daily, creating dependence on imports despite strict state environmental regulations.

Calls for California to pursue domestic energy independence by increasing responsible in-state oil production to meet state demand and reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with imported Ecuadorian oil.