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Kern County.
Bakersfield (See also, Kernville)
This may not be the first community that springs to mind when you think of romantic getaways, but wait until you hear what awaits you.
Bakersfield started off romantically enough with the discovery of gold in 1851 in the Kern River Valley. But it was black gold that made the town famous. Oil was discovered in 1865, and the Bakersfield area remains one of the nation's top oil-producing areas. Being an oil town has negated the panache of its early gold mining history, but there's still hope. The other major industry is agriculture. Grapes, almonds, and citrus are among the main crops, and Kern County is the third largest ...
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- Kern County, Calif., Oil Prices Tumble $1 per Barrel.(Originated from The...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News April 26, 1996 700+ words
Apr. 26--Kern County oil prices tumbled a dollar a barrel Thursday, confirming...earth. Chevron and Texaco were both offering $17.25 for Kern County's benchmark Kern River crude oil, down from the $18.25 just the day before...
- Kern County, Calif.-Area 2002 Oil Production Falls to More Than 20-Year Low.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News December 5, 2003 700+ words
...and Inyo counties, is in Kern County. The report notes production declines at Kern River, Midway-Sunset and Cymric, all Kern County oil fields. At Midway...to 20 million last year. Kern River declined from 41.3 million...
- Valley on path for Kern River water.
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) October 27, 2006 700+ words
...5million a year. The water from the Kern River would be provided by the Buena...Water Storage District, both of Kern County. "It is a new source of supply...technically supposed to come from Kern River, the Kern County entities could also substitute...
- A Miocene chimaeroid fin spine from Kern County, California.
- Magazine article from: Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences) Takeuchi, Gary T. Huddleston, Richard W. August 1, 2006 700+ words
...approximately 13 km northeast of Bakersfield, Kern County, California, and north of the Kern River. The beds in this area contain a gastropod...from LACM locality 6602, Barker's Ranch, Kern County, California. Description.--Partial...
- Prices Drop for California's Kern River Crude Oil.(Originated from The...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Henry, Lois June 21, 1995 700+ words
...blow Tuesday to crude oil prices in Kern County. Chevron USA dropped its price for Kern River crude, the county's benchmark...operations at Berry Petroleum, Kern County's largest independent oil producer...
- Kern River steam flood doubles oil production.
- Magazine article from: The Oil and Gas Journal Jones, Jeff McWilliams, Michael February 20, 1995 700+ words
...others in 1899, the Kern River field began as a hand...the north bank of the Kern River that includes its Rasmussen...Fee properties and its Kern County Land Co. (KCL) lease (Fig. 1). The Kern River formation, at depths...
- Kern County, Calif.-Based Aera Energy Confirms Merger Talks with Texaco.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Christie, Bob November 18, 1998 700+ words
...Valley oil fields, three in Kern County. Texaco officials also confirmed...fields under consideration are Kern River, Belridge and Lost Hills in Kern County, and the Coalinga field...Texaco taking over Aera's Kern River Field holdings and giving...
- Swap in offing for Aera, Texaco in San Joaquin Basin; Belridge, Kern River...
- Newspaper article from: Improved Recovery Week November 30, 1998 700+ words
...considered in the trade are the Kern River, Belridge and Lost Hills fields in Kern County, and the Coalinga field...Texaco assume Aera's Kern River holdings in exchange for...statistics, Aera's Kern River properties produce about...
- Tourists Spend Millions in Kern County, Calif.(Originated from The Bakersfield...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Swenson, Steve E. May 6, 1997 700+ words
...725 million countywide, the Kern County Board of Trade's latest figures...requested detailed information on Kern County, including the wind farms of Tehachapi, whitewater rafting on the Kern River, Edwards Air Force Base, camping...
- Kern County, Calif., Oil Producers Enjoy Mid-Summer Price Boost.(Originated...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Henry, Lois July 16, 1996 700+ words
Jul. 16--Kern County oil producers enjoyed a mid-summer boost as the price for Kern River crude, the county's benchmark oil, went up by 25 cents Monday to $14.75 per barrel. Chevron increased the price it would...
Source: HighBeam Research, Kern County.