During the 1997-2006 period, total California crude production fell from close to 1 million barrels per day (MMB/D) to slightly below 0.7 MMB/D. All of the producing regions in California have experienced declines during this ten-year period. Production from the San Joaquin Valley (SJV) region, which in 2006 accounted for over 70% of total California crude production, increased slightly in 1998 but has fallen steadily since then. This is in large part due to depleting reserves in the SJV region. Federal Offshore production, which initially showed a lot of promise, has dropped dramatically from about 0.2 MMB/D to below 0.1 MMB/D, because of a combination of production problems and permitting difficulties. The relatively low volume and mature Los Angeles (L.A.) Basin fields have experienced modest declines from 1997 production levels of a little over 0.1 MMB/D. Output from all other producing regions, which was well below 0.1 MMB/D through the period, also experienced only modest declines. Clearly, the future of California crude production depends largely on the outlook for SJV crude. The SJV crude production decline trend of the past few years is expected to continue into the future. All other California crude production is also expected to continue to decline.