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2. Petroleum seep - Wikipedia

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   The world's largest natural oil seepage is Coal Oil Point in the Santa Barbara Channel, California. [33] Three of the better known tar seep locations in California are McKittrick Tar Pits, [34] Carpinteria Tar Pits and the La Brea Tar Pits. [35] At Kern River Oil Field, there are no currently active seeps. However, oil-stained formations in the ...

3. Oil sands - Wikipedia

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   The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude heavy oil, Western Canadian Select (WCS) Tar sandstone from California, United States. Oil sands [a] are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit.

4. Russell Ranch Oil Field - Wikipedia

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   The Russell Ranch Oil Field is an oil and gas field in the Cuyama Valley of northern Santa Barbara and southern San Luis Obispo Counties, California, in the United States. . Discovered in 1948, and reaching peak production in 1950, it has produced over 68 million barrels (10,800,000 m 3) of oil in its lifetime; with only an estimated 216,000 barrels (34,300 m 3) of recoverable oil remaining ...

5. California oil and gas industry - Wikipedia

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   Boom Town (1940) is a film about wildcatting in the mid-20th Century oil industry, including in the California oil fields. Much of the film was shot on location in California oil towns such as Taft and Bakersfield. Five Easy Pieces (1970), starting Jack Nicholson, features many scenes shot in the Southern California oilfields.

6. Offshore oil and gas in California - Wikipedia

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   Oil wells on wharves built out over the ocean, Summerland oil field, 1902. Known oil and gas fields in federal waters, offshore California (Minerals Management Service) Offshore oil and gas in California provides a significant portion of the state's petroleum production. Offshore oil and gas has been a contentious issue for decades, first over ...

7. 7 Oil Field Jobs Companies Are Desperate To Fill - AOL

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   Job seekers pondering a new career in the gas and oil sector can check out the list of positions below, and see if they have the skills and temperament to join America's 21st century energy ...

8. Column: Oil and gas drillers mobilize to kill a key ...

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   You can expect it to swell much, much more because of how much is at stake; California produced about 146 million barrels of crude oil in 2021, worth roughly $10 billion to $12 billion at current ...

9. Beverly Hills Oil Field - Wikipedia

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   Location of the Beverly Hills Oil Field in the context of the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California. Other oil fields are shown in gray. The Beverly Hills Oil Field is a large and currently active oil field underneath part of the US cities of Beverly Hills, California, and portions of the adjacent city of Los Angeles. Discovered in 1900 ...