Comments on: CA Boasts 2/3 of U.S. Shale Oil Reserves

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:34:06 +0000

Here are the oil platforms and tracts off central coast –
http://www.cccarto.com/leases/santabarbara/

Also, what is the difference between oil sand and oil shale?

I here oil sand when processed does not float. It is deadly if it gets in water…
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/16/158025375/when-this-oil-spills-its-a-whole-new-monster

By: Karl

Karl — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:18:21 +0000

I was hoping they found a major oil pool under my brother’s house in snotty Calabasas. Besides that maybe the good lord will intervene and slide the Eco-Nazis into the Pacific and then we can let that money out? Still an oil world and oil bankers run it so drill away! Sad thing is all that money will be wasted by the polticians on dumb stuff and then what? Might be nice if some of the money was stashed into a fund for the future. Exxon is developing algae oil etc. to speed up the process but they should legalize pot meantime and let the politicians tax it and mellow out the folks rather than making the Mexican Mafia’s filthy rich.(or at least it should be an American mafia getting rich) Life is good! I’m buying an old Caddilac Fleetwood to celebrate!

By: Nelly D,Medina

Nelly D,Medina — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:27:27 +0000

I’m American citizen and so proud to be an American.My origin country is full of oil and USA buy from them, so You image now that will not need that future oil from them or other countries. I’m really happy that God is given a marvelous gift to America. We (Americans) are more proud of our blessing land.Now, we are going to have more jobs in the country because the natural resources in California.God continue blessing our country. In the close future, we need to push our sons and daughters to study oil engineering, science, and mathematics to improve our country and continue as a better nation of the world.I love A M E R I C A.

By: baldrad

baldrad — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 05:27:08 +0000

Ali,

Texas is a great state, and a beautiful one. I can show you a lot of parts of California that are $hitholes, as you put it. California is a long way from “pristine”. Be serious. I’m thinking there are a lot of places in California you have not been to.

Best start wondering how your children and grandchildren are going to meet the budgetary/debt requirements of a state run OF, BY, AND FOR CSEA!

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:19:56 +0000

Chuck-tard,
While you fondly recall the blowout on a brand new rig in 1969, I still remember how I had these strange black oil stains on the bottom of my feet when I visited a public beach just north of Santa Barbara with my family on a trip to SoCal in 2007! I was blown away by the fact that here I was in 2007, and the oil was still sitting there in the sands of that beach!
Anyone complaining about California needs to realize that its beautiful state exactly because of the “Blue” folks who keep it from being turned into another Texas style mishap of a state! California is the world leader in High Tech, Bio Tech, Green tech etc exactly because of the choices we make. I am FOR getting to the oil in a very VERY responsible and careful manner. Not like what you suggest that the oil companies “plow up” the coast! Thank God there is a state for people with your mentality, and its called the great $hithole of Texas! Go there! I’ll take my California clean and pristine and leave it as such for my children and grandchildren!!!!!!!!!!

By: NSJ4

NSJ4 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:51:20 +0000

Why does anyone rational still live in California? It would be way too depressing for me to see people like Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown and the Democratic/Union/Socialist/Eco-Nazi Party running the state directly into the ground, while the parasitic majority there cheers them on.

By: nowsane

nowsane — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:21:26 +0000

Unfortunately, Moonbeam is unlikely to go for this easy source of revenue, as he has been carrying the water for Obummer on this ludicrous clean energy solutions debacle, which supply less than 10% of all energy requirements.

By: Chucksters

Chucksters — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:24:53 +0000

In 1969, I was working offshore in the Santa Barbara Channel on a brand new oil platform. Union Oil experienced an unexpected “blow-out”. It wasn’t something Union did wrong, every regulated drilling practice was being followed, and even as unfortunate as it was, it still wasn’t the end of the world.
But after that, I watched the eco-nazis go into full blown hysteria. I mentioned to several of my superiors that all the oil companies working in SoCal should gather together and buy every acre of land along the coast from Point Conception to below Ventura and plow it all up. Destroy any coastal area that anyone could live on and breed more eco-nazis.
Too bad they didn’t. This conversation wouldn’t be happening today. The companies would just simply start drilling the shale.
If these estimates are even close to being accurate, the oil companies could still buy out every blue community and plow it up. Then tell the Coastal Commission and moonbeam to pound sand.

By: David H

David H — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:30:01 +0000

I used to ride dirt bikes all over the hills of Avenal and Taft, and I can tell you there is oil in them there hills.

By: JoeS

JoeS — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:13:48 +0000

I hope Nevada can slant drill and get our oil. They will put it to good use. Moonbeam is too stupid. Maybe more of our businesses can move out to avoid the new taxes to pay for green jobs and the bullet train fiasco.

Maybe I can get an address in Nevada so I can avoid these taxes, too!