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They are two of the West Coast’s most destructive generators of huge earthquakes: the San Andreas fault in California and the Cascadia subduction zone offshore of California’s North Coast, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.

Ferries and trains have been cancelled and bridges shut, and a ferry sailing from Dublin to Holyhead has spent hours circling offshore as it is unable to berth.

California and other states on Vought’s list have been working to advance clean energy projects such as solar power and offshore wind.

Duties such as economic analyses, permitting for energy projects such as offshore wind and National Environmental Policy Act reviews were among those to suffer, she said, and could be hit even harder this time around.

Switching to a floating vessel to treat and transport the oil produced offshore would push back a potential start for oil sales by at least a year, to the end of 2026, the company estimated.