Oil wells just offshore at Summerland, California ca. 1915
A California Oil Field Near Bakersfield
Racks And Material Yard,Fellows California
At one time the oil was for American consumption. We were not dependent of foreign hydrocarbons for fuel. Then discovered the Gas and talk of being independent of foreign oil. Now we are shipping our new found gas over seas. Time are confusing.
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