In December, Canadian oil field services firm Ensign Energy Services notified California authorities that it planned to lay off as many as 700 workers in the state. Drilling projects are being ...

Located at the southern end of California’s Central Valley, Bakersfield—the county seat of Kern County, which is one of the largest counties in the U.S.—is a microcosm of the economic and ...

The methane leak at Kern Bluff oil field in northeast Bakersfield was first reported earlier this month and it's unclear when it will be fully capped.

The Belridge oil field near Bakersfield, California, is one of the largest in the country. It has been producing oil for more than a century and last year produced around 76,000 barrels a day ...

Idled wells are a burgeoning problem in California's century-old oil fields, and cleanup costs could top $1 billion, according to a 2020 state study.

The Belridge oil field near Bakersfield, Calif., is one of the largest in the country. It has been producing oil for more than a century and last year produced about 76,000 barrels a day ...