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In 2019, Kern was ranked the #7 oil-producing county in the nation (Figure 1), yielding 119 million bbl of oil and 129 billion CF of gas annually, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data.
16 sty 2024 · Kern County is California's largest oil producer and a top producer of agricultural products. But climate change — and the state’s effort to mitigate it — pose a threat to those economic mainstays.
20 lip 2022 · Kern County produces 70 percent of the state’s oil. The industry there is responsible for 16,000 jobs. And, most crucially, oil and gas generate nearly one-quarter of the county’s property tax...
The Oil and Gas Permitting Handbook is a quick reference for project proponents as well as an education tool for individuals to navigate the County's oil and gas land use regulations, including Oil and Gas Conformity Review (OCGR) or Minor Activity Review (MAR).
16 sty 2024 · Kern County is betting those projects will make it the center of California’s nascent carbon removal and storage industry. The county is already the state’s largest oil producer and a top...
8 mar 2021 · Kern County Oil and Gas Permitting. The Kern County Zoning Ordinance contains provisions for local permitting of oil and gas production. Specifically, Chapter 19.98 (Oil and Gas Production) provides development standards for all future oil and gas exploration, extraction, operations, and production activities in the unincorporated Kern County.
12 mar 2024 · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A California appeals court overturned key parts of Kern County’s controversial oil and gas permitting ordinance last week. It’s the latest blow to the state’s oil industry in a legal saga that has stretched on for nearly a decade.
