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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. [5]
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. Oil became a major California industry in the 20th century with the ...
Coordinates: 34.3146°N 119.2685°W. The Ventura Oil Field in Ventura County, California. Other oil fields are shown in dark gray. The Ventura Oil Field is a large and currently productive oil field in the hills immediately north of the city of Ventura in southern California in the United States. It is bisected by California State Route 33, the ...
The history of oil production in California began in the late 19th century. [1] In 1903, California became the leading oil-producing state in the US, and traded the number one position back-and forth with Oklahoma through the year 1930. [2] As of 2022, California produced 3% of the crude oil of the nation, behind Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota ...
The report showed that although 103 of the 400 largest public companies headquartered in California were located in Santa Clara County (the most of all counties), only 8.8% of Silicon Valley companies had women CEOs. [95]: 4, 7 This was the lowest percentage in the state. [96] (San Francisco County had 19.2% and Marin County had 18.5%.) [95]
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area (the second most populous urban agglomeration in the United States) [4][5] as well as the Inland Empire (another large metropolitan area).
Geography of California. Coordinates: 37°9′58″N 119°26′58″W. Map of California topography and geomorphic provinces. California's major mountain ranges. California is a U.S. state on the western coast of North America. Covering an area of 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km 2), California is among the most geographically diverse states.
1875 to January 1993. Isaac Blake, the founder of the Continental Oil Company (now ConocoPhillips). His son was the actor and opera singer Winfield Blake. In 1875, the "Continental Oil and Transportation Company" (acronym "Conoco") was founded in Ogden, Utah by Isaac Blake. [9] In 1885, Conoco was reincorporated as part of Standard Oil. [10]