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Concern about crude oil rail accidents has drawn the attention of regulators and the public, but more Bakken Shale crude oil today is, for the first time... Read More

Reporting lower year-over-year 3Q2014 profits tied to lower oil prices and higher costs, Occidental Petroleum Corp. senior executives expressed bullishness Thursday... Read More

The elected Board of Supervisors in Kern County, CA, in the middle of the state's oil patch in the lower San Joaquin Valley, was sued in California Superior Court last Thursday for allegedly ignoring environmental risks in approving a $100 million crude-by-rail project in Bakersfield. The Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity and the Association of Irritated Residents, among others, filed the legal action. Read More

If its Monterey Shale potential is fully realized, California could get back to its modern-day high levels of oil production at the 1 million b/d mark, but ongoing issues of water and energy... Read More

Mexico reforms signed into law in August by President Enrique Pena Nieto are critical steps for the energy sector to welcome an influx of foreign investment... Read More

Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in California, including its associated water use, is relatively benign, according to an independent report commissioned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that was released Thursday. Read More

California lawmakers on Wednesday sent a second pipeline safety measure toward the governor's desk, passing a methane leak reduction bill with strong support... Read More

Three bills to tighten natural gas pipeline regulations -- one already awaiting the governor's signature and the other two awaiting floor votes -- have emerged as the California state legislature heads into its final week and mandated adjournment by Aug. 31. Read More

An effort by utility unions and other stakeholders is under way in the waning days of the California legislature's current session that could mandate an expanded market for geothermal power generation at the expense of existing natural gas-fired and renewable-based generation. Read More

California's state-run water rights allocation system has given away five times more in volumes than the average annual surface water supplies available through natural runoff, according to California researchers. Read More