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
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February 28, 2014 – The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Friday to ban hydraulic fracturing, acidizing, gravel packing and other well stimulation techniques until the council decides that state and federal regulations adequately protect the city’s residents from … Continue reading
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) announced on Friday that it will separate its California operations into an independent, separately traded company. The new California company, whose name was not announced, will have 8,000 employees and contractors and will establish its headquarters … Continue reading
By Olman Valverde President Obama’s references to energy policy during Tuesday evening’s State of the Union speech indicated that he remains committed to an “all-of-the-above” approach to energy policy. The President offered words of support for environmentalists, climate activists, the … Continue reading
January 24, 2014 – Oil production in the United States rose by 992,000 barrels per day in 2013, a record increase, according to the International Energy Agency. Production averaged 7.5 million barrels per day through the year, rising to over … Continue reading
Dennis Luna To Join WSPA President Catherine Reheis-Boyd On “Fracking” Panel at Green Tech Conference Dennis R. Luna, Managing Partner of the Luna & Glushon law firm and Editor in Chief of the California Oil and Gas Report, will join … Continue reading