Cymric Oil Spill 35 miles west of Bakersfield spills nearly 800,000 gallons of oil, wastewater

Spill 35 miles west of Bakersfield spills nearly 800,000 gallons of oil, wastewater: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — California authorities are preparing to start cleanup on an oil spill that dumped nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water on land about 35 miles west of Bakersfield...
(KGET; July 12, 2019)


Interim head of state oil and gas agency named; cleanup to start on 800,000 gallon spill in Kern County 
(The Desert Sun; July 12, 2019)
https://amp.desertsun.com/amp/1719175001


Chevron steaming operation spills 13,515 barrels of oil near McKittrick
(John COX, Bakersfield Californian; July 12, 2019)
https://www.bakersfield.com/news/chevron-steaming-operation-spills-barrels-of-oil-near-mckittrick/article_c4850b30-a4e0-11e9-839b-87d356923109.html

N. B.:  1 barrel = 42 US liquid gallons



Video:


Using Steam to Produce More Oil

(Chevron; June 18, 2013)




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