Three California Democrats are asking former White House energy adviser Brittany Kelm to explain her work involving Sable Offshore before she joined the California oil company as a senior executive. Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla and Rep. Salud Carbajal sent Kelm a letter Wednesday seeking information about her involvement with Sable while she served as a senior energy adviser on the White House’s National Energy Dominance Council. The lawmakers also asked her to preserve records and communications related to the company. Kelm left the White House in August and became Sable’s vice president of policy and commercial. While in government, she had a role in efforts to restart production from the company’s offshore platforms near Santa Barbara, a project backed by the Trump administration and opposed by California officials. The lawmakers said Kelm’s move to the company raised questions about whether she complied with federal ethics requirements. Their letter also challenged the federal government’s approval of pipeline rights for Sable. The inquiry is not a finding that Kelm violated any law or ethics rule. A White House spokesperson, Taylor Rogers, said Kelm followed ethics rules and that White House employees coordinate departures with ethics officials to comply with applicable restrictions. Rogers also criticized the California lawmakers. Kelm and Sable did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The dispute stems from a standoff over Sable’s effort to resume operations after California blocked a pipeline that had been shut down following a major oil leak. In March, the Department of Energy invoked the Defense Production Act to issue an emergency order directing the pipeline’s restart. Gov. Gavin Newsom has called the action illegal, and California is challenging it in court. The letter adds congressional scrutiny to a conflict with direct consequences for the Santa Barbara coast, where the proposed restart has drawn opposition from state officials amid concerns about oil production and the risks of another spill. The lawmakers’ inquiry also comes ahead of November’s congressional elections, as Democrats signal they may pursue oversight of the Trump administration’s energy policies if they regain control of Congress.