An oil field became California’s first carbon vault. Who’s responsible if something goes wrong?

Nearly four years ago, California lawmakers ordered state regulators to prepare for an industry that promised a new way to fight climate change: permanently burying carbon dioxide underground. The law ...

Huge breakthrough for California gas as oil giant buys critical pipeline that links network of refineries

A California oil giant is set to buy a critical pipeline between Kern County’s oil fields and Bay Area refineries that has ...
Datacenter Dynamics

Canada's Beacon DC targets 275MW data center campus on California oil field

Canadian data center firm Beacon is targeting a large behind-the-meter campus outside Bakersfield in California. Beacon Data Centers this week announced plans for the Golden Valley Technology Hub, a ...
AOL

Massive breakthrough for California oil as desperately needed new sources get green light

A major federal decision has cleared the way for new oil and gas leasing on public lands across Central California. A major federal decision has cleared the way for new oil and gas leasing on public ...
SFGate

It worked in Norway. But will a carbon capture plant work in a California town with 8K abandoned oil wells?

In the 1920s, the hot and arid Elk Hills west of Bakersfield were embroiled in the Teapot Dome oil lease scandal that ultimately tarnished the reputation of President Warren Harding. A century later, ...