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Is California’s Monterey Shale a major oil resource or over-hyped?
Posted by EnergyWire: Anne C. Mulkern on December 6th, 2013
EnergyWire: In the fight over hydraulic fracturing in California, opponents of the drilling process frequently argue that restrictions are needed because of the potential for a massive oil boom in the state.
There could be rapid expansion, they warn, if oil companies find a way to extract petroleum trapped in the state's Monterey Shale formation.
Now a report says that the hype over the Monterey Shale may be overblown.
An analysis funded by the Post Carbon Institute (PCI) and Physicians, Scientists...
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Oil lobbyists seek environmental exemption ahead of California frack bill vote
Posted by EnergyWire: Anne C. Mulkern on September 10th, 2013
EnergyWire: Oil industry lobbyists sought to gain an exemption from the leading California environmental law as they pushed back against legislation mandating oversight of hydraulic fracturing, multiple people familiar with the activities said.
The Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) last week offered language that would have given oil companies conducting fracking on wells a release from requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, legislative aides and green groups said.
The...