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  Proposed Oxy Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Project
 
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY), an international oil and gas exploration and production company, is proposing to construct a production facility consisting of up to 200 wells, an oil and gas processing facility, water treatment, water injection operations, slurry injection or disposal operations, an electrical substation, emergency flare, and shipping and pipeline facilities to produce and transport approximately 6,000 barrels per day of oil and 3 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas. Oxy submitted a letter on June 8, 2012 to the City modifying their application to specifically eliminate hydraulic fracturing from their project. Directional drilling techniques will be used in order to pinpoint oil reservoirs at depths of 4,000 to 13,000 feet. The facility is proposed to be located in Dominguez Technology Centre at 1450-1480 Charles Willard Street.



The city has hired Environmental Audit, Inc. to prepare the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to analyze the potentially significant impacts of the project on the environment pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The overarching purpose in preparing an Environmental Impact Report is to provide the public and the decision-makers with detailed information about a project’s environmental effects, ways to minimize the project’s significant environmental effects, and reasonable alternatives to the project. The first step in EIR process is preparation of the Notice of Preparation and Initial Study which can be accessed by the link to the right. The city anticipates the Draft EIR to be available for public review sometime this winter and Planning Commission and City Council hearings to follow in early spring.     

 

To obtain additional information, please contact the Saied Naaseh, Associate Planner with the City of Carson at (310) 952-1761 or snaaseh@carson.ca.us.

 

 

 



 

 

 

 
 
 

 
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