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Hidden Oil in Los Angeles

VBS.tv -- Twenty billion barrels of oil sit beneath Los Angeles. Hidden in plain sight, thousands of wells pump day and night all over the city covered by hollow office buildings, camouflaged next to high schools, and concealed behind shopping malls.

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Submitted Nov 20, 2009 By: SacValley

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POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:5,042 Points:550,970 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 23, 2009 12:42:35 PM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse It could be sitting on the surface, and the california sinators won't let it be used; all the offshore resources off limits; they prefer foreign crude oil
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:1,712 Points:542,445 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Nov 23, 2009 12:17:03 Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse not so hidden oil in the waters off lalaland.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:27,481 Points:1,149,095 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2009 3:45:33 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse PathfinderSC wrote: >Why post how much oil is in the USA. We all know the >Congress will not let us drill for it, Waste of time >posting it. Go look at the Baker Hughes weekly rig count. Last week, there were 1113 rigs looking for oil, gas, or geothermal energy. So don't be putting words in our mouth that don't belong there.
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,674 Points:687,625 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2009 2:41:14 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse Why post how much oil is in the USA. We all know the Congress will not let us drill for it, Waste of time posting it.
earlybirdMA Rookie Author Boston Posts:85 Points:37,810 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2009 10:31:40 Ignore earlybirdMA Report Abuse YAH THE BEVERLYHILLBILLIES FOUND IT
earlybirdMA Rookie Author Boston Posts:85 Points:37,810 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2009 10:28:28 Ignore earlybirdMA Report Abuse LIKE CA. NEED MORE POLLUTION
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:16,306 Points:1,195,960 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2009 3:48:30 Ignore tomok Report Abuse Hide them from sight to keep them in production. Oil below ground and oil pollution above. How many LA residents know they are there and what they are doing?
rimpyCA All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:832 Points:180,520 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2009 3:15:15 Ignore rimpyCA Report Abuse gas mafia
Vette1967 All-Star Author Albany Posts:781 Points:176,820 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2009 2:56:28 Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse They have been around for a very long time hidden from sight.
antur Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,192 Points:335,495 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2009 1:52:07 Ignore antur Report Abuse Very good.
spiderjay Champion Author Little Rock Posts:2,100 Points:505,130 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2009 7:22:31 PM Ignore spiderjay Report Abuse with all the cars in LA loosing oil i can see that being the case
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:6,754 Points:741,335 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2009 11:33:11 Ignore OHMS Report Abuse lots of pumps; but not production to show for it; danger of toxic messy spills abound in the city
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,711 Points:368,590 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2009 11:32:03 Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse BH24 from Arkansas... "Oh Pish Posh", said my Aunt Fannie, as she was too polite to swear! Get your facts straight, and do your homework! This isn't "secret" Oil to anyone in the Oil Business! There have been hundred of news articles. Nor is it an example of Big Oil's sinister and secretive ways. Drilling has been going on for over 100 years. The original 'Green' crowd was instrumental in getting environmental regulations instituted in California to clean up these fields many decades ago. And you will note those regs did not kill the Goose who laid, and continues to lay the Golden Eggs. This story is an excellent example of Oil Companies, EPA, and Environmental Activists working effectively in concert to produce the product.
BH24 Champion Author Arkansas Posts:4,930 Points:1,116,675 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2009 7:50:11 Ignore BH24 Report Abuse That's it. The secret is out. Undoubtedly the picketing and protests will begin in and around the Los Angeles area. The "Green" crowd will doubtless consider the "hidden production" of crude oil as just one more example of "Big Oil" and its sinister and secretive ways.
rimpyCA All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:832 Points:180,520 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 11:20:08 PM Ignore rimpyCA Report Abuse get it
Bussman Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,423 Points:394,985 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 11:14:25 PM Ignore Bussman Report Abuse LA is just one toxic stew...oil beneath the ground and oil emissions in the air above the ground.
Jamer Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,146 Points:536,400 Joined:Jul 2002	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 11:04:22 PM Ignore Jamer Report Abuse Drill Baby Drill
Art48 Champion Author Sacramento Posts:1,556 Points:46,505 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 10:20:45 PM Ignore Art48 Report Abuse They have been pumping out oil in the LA basin for at least the last 80+ years. They just hide them now.
fizbos Champion Author Maine Posts:2,092 Points:1,037,660 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 8:58:02 PM Ignore fizbos Report Abuse surprised they are actually allowed to drill.
FordF2502001 Champion Author Mississippi Posts:2,174 Points:497,325 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 8:47:03 PM Ignore FordF2502001 Report Abuse China will set up offshore and steal it
graceman All-Star Author Baltimore Posts:833 Points:340,245 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 8:31:49 PM Ignore graceman Report Abuse Keep it in the USA.
CruisinLinda Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:5,599 Points:1,127,345 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 8:11:01 PM Ignore CruisinLinda Report Abuse Since we have no national oil company, the for-profit globfl corporations which pump oil from the US sell it on world markets for top dollar to anyone. The "drill here, drill now" mantra chanted by dittoheads is meaningless.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:27,481 Points:1,149,095 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 7:30:49 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse In Oklahoma, there's at least one pumpjack on the grounds of the State Capitol. From what I've heard, it's emblazoned with the logo of the famous company that runs it.
alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:1,635 Points:412,175 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 6:51:48 PM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse Maybe there is another tar pit beneath Los Angeles like the La Brea tar pits.
fordmexico Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,577 Points:139,905 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 6:23:16 PM Ignore fordmexico Report Abuse To a smaller extent we have this going on in the Detroit Metro area. Unfortunately none under my house. I may not even own the mineral rights. I never checked.
CarrottopNe All-Star Author Lincoln Posts:948 Points:348,175 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 6:05:39 PM Ignore CarrottopNe Report Abuse Just a bunch of Jed Clampetts in them there hills.
BCweatherman Veteran Author British Columbia Posts:347 Points:194,310 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 5:43:55 PM Ignore BCweatherman Report Abuse DARN, no oil in my backyard.
jedintheshed All-Star Author Colorado Springs Posts:745 Points:271,735 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 4:10:46 PM Ignore jedintheshed Report Abuse I need one of those oil wells in my back yard!!
pulpwood Champion Author Mississippi Posts:3,320 Points:1,033,870 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 3:08:49 PM Ignore pulpwood Report Abuse Good for LA!