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A California law that bans drilling new oil wells near places like homes and schools will take effect after the oil industry on Thursday withdrew a referendum from the November ballot asking ...
A California law that severely restricts oil drilling within close proximity to homes, schools and businesses is set to take effect after an industry group said it would withdraw an expensive ...
The federal government owns the remainder of the territorial waters. The 28 January 1969 blowout at a Unocal rig, which spilled 3 million US gallons (11,000 m 3) of petroleum off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, resulted in drilling bans in offshore California and Florida. [10] Offshore drilling has continued in offshore Texas and Louisiana.
Legislators and Gov. Newsom did not heed warnings that adding new mandates on oil companies would drive them out of the state. One already has. The California Democrats’ oil strategy is a big bust.
The resulting oil slick came ashore along 35 miles (56 km) of coastline in Santa Barbara County, and turned public opinion against offshore drilling in California. [11] In response to the oil spill, US Secretary of the Interior Walter Hickel removed 53 square miles (140 km 2) of federal tracts near Santa Barbara from oil and gas leasing.
An initiative funded by fossil fuel interests that sought to reverse California's rules about how close oil wells could operate near homes and schools has been pulled from the November ballot.
Lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would require at least 3,200 feet between new oil wells and homes, schools, hospitals and public buildings. California lawmakers OK buffer zones ...
Oil and gas law practitioners usually fall into three broad categories. First, oil and gas companies usually have in-house attorneys that advise the company of its rights and the legal issues. These attorneys are usually assisted by landmen, who examine property titles, land oil and gas rights, and acquire property for the company. Landmen may ...