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  2. Schlumberger - Wikipedia

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    Schlumberger. Schlumberger NV ( French: [ʃlumbɛʁʒe, ʃlœ̃b-] ), doing business as SLB, also known as Schlumberger Limited, [2] is an American oilfield services company. [3] [4] As of 2022, it is both the world's largest offshore drilling company and the world's largest offshore drilling contractor by revenue.

  3. Fairchild Semiconductor - Wikipedia

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    Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. was an American semiconductor company based in San Jose, California. It was founded in 1957 as a division of Fairchild Camera and Instrument by the "traitorous eight" who defected from Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory. It became a pioneer in the manufacturing of transistors and of integrated circuits ...

  4. California oil and gas industry - Wikipedia

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    California oil and gas industry. The California oil and gas industry has been a major economic and cultural component of the US state of California for over a century. Oil production was a minor factor in the 19th century, with kerosene replacing whale oil and lubricants becoming essential to the machine age.

  5. Diablo Canyon Power Plant - Wikipedia

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    The plant is located in Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV. In 2016, PG&E announced that it plans to close the two Diablo Canyon reactors in 2024 and 2025, stating that because California's energy regulations give renewables priority over nuclear, the plant would likely only run half-time, making it uneconomical.

  6. Silicon Valley - Wikipedia

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    Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that is a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical area of the Santa Clara Valley. [1] [2] [3] The term "Silicon Valley" refers to the area in which high-tech business has proliferated ...

  7. Clovis, California - Wikipedia

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    Clovis is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. Clovis was established in 1890 as a freight stop for the San Joaquin Valley Railroad by a group of Fresno businessmen and Michigan railroad speculator Marcus Pollasky. The railroad bought the land from two farmers and named the station after one of them, Clovis Cole.

  8. Lancaster, California - Wikipedia

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    Lancaster / ˈlæŋ.kæstər / is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, in the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert in Southern California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 173,516, [7] making Lancaster the 153rd largest city in the United States and the 30th largest in California.

  9. Sylmar, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Sylmar is located within California's 43rd State Assembly district represented by Democrat Luz Rivas and California's 20th State Senate district represented by Democrat Caroline Menjivar. Local representation. Sylmar is located within Los Angeles City Council District 7 represented by Monica Rodriguez. Education