The Department of the Interior has released its final rule on control of offshore oil and gas wells, aimed at preventing incidents such as the 2010 Deep Horizon blowout and mitigating any spills that do occur. The final rule amends … Continue reading
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In a 3-2 vote, the South Coast Air Quality Management District gave ExxonMobil approval to fully restore operations at its Torrance refinery, which had been operating at about 20% capacity following an explosion there in February of last year. Restoration … Continue reading
Prompted by the leak from the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility, a task force of federal, state and local officials is being formed to look into safety issues related to that Los Angeles facility and others around the country. … Continue reading
The California Energy Commission approved $4.3 million in grants for projects to increase the efficiency of natural gas technology used in industrial, agriculture and water processes, and more than $40 million in other energy-efficiency projects. The City of Petaluma received … Continue reading
Women and minorities will fill an large number of the nearly 1.9 million job opportunities forecast to be added in the oil, natural gas and petrochemical industries by 2035, according to a new report from the American Petroleum Institute. Of … Continue reading
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted feedback letters for the February 2016 workshop on proposed regulation of oil and natural gas methane. Among those who provided feedback letters are the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), The California Independent … Continue reading