Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Steven Bohlen, of Sonoma, as supervisor of the California Department of Conservation Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) on Tuesday, May 13th. Dr. Bohlen, 61, has been program director at the Lawrence Livermore National … Continue reading
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The Carson City Council declined to extend a fracking-inspired moratorium on all oil and gas drilling in a vote taken in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 30th. The council enacted a 45-day ban on drilling on March 19th, … Continue reading
A reception and dinner honoring two leading figures in the energy industry will be held Thursday, May 8th by the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at USC for alumni of the program and their guests. The … Continue reading
The Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) on Monday, April 21, released the findings of a new economic study produced by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) detailing the oil and gas industry’s sizable economic and fiscal impacts on … Continue reading
Prompted by concerns over hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” the City of Carson on March 19 imposed a 45-day ban on all oil drilling activity. The emergency moratorium could be extended for up to two years. It effectively blocks plans by … Continue reading
Editor’s note: Gary L. Toebben, President and CEO of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, provided the following cogent and powerful critique in the Chamber’s blog of the Los Angeles City Council’s vote to halt fracking. I share his … Continue reading