LA: The Biggest Urban Oil Field in the World?
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4 min readSep 4, 2020
LA is known for movie stars, sandy beaches, and congested freeways. What about its oil wells? That’s right! As it turns out, LA is home to over 5,000 active oil and gas wells. Billed as a liberal artistic paradise, the city hides a dirty secret in plain site.
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Most LA natives will know about the Long Beach oil islands, the El Segundo refinery, and the massive Inglewood Oil Field. But most my age don’t understand the extent of LA’s love affair with the oil industry.
