By Dennis Luna, J.D., P.E. California’s huge and largely untapped Monterey shale oil field gives the state the potential to become a much larger producer and exporter of oil and gas, creating up to $1 trillion in new business and … Continue reading
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By Mike Flores & Olman J. Valverde, Esq. Law Offices of Luna & Glushon The Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (“DOGGR”) on December 18, 2012, released a highly anticipated “discussion draft” of regulations that pertain to DOGGR’s oversight … Continue reading
By Dennis Luna DOGGR, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources of California’s Department of Conservation, on December 18th released a “discussion draft” of regulations for hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”. The discussion draft does not actually start the formal rulemaking process. It is intended to be a starting … Continue reading
The California Energy Commission releases its weekly report on refinery production and output on Wednesday or Thursday shortly before 5 p.m., with data for the previous week. Click here to see the Report (which will open in a separate window.) … Continue reading
Oil and gas production in the US is on track to surpass that of Saudi Arabia by 2020, making America virually self-reliant, according to the International Energy Agency. As reported in Bloomberg Business Week, the U.S. is already meeting 83% … Continue reading
Just days after Hurricane Sandy thrust the issue of climate change into the national spotlight, California on Wednesday (No.v 14) became the first state to require a wide range of businesses to reduce or offset their greenhouse gas emissions. At … Continue reading