Local energy producers need more than higher oil prices
Aera CEO Erik Bartsch explains what’s really needed to help restore our economy and put people back to work
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At Aera, we are relentless in our efforts to produce energy safely and in an environmentally responsible way. And we believe the only way to do that is through revolutionary process innovations and determined people who bring them to life.
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The end of the Sespe line comes with a little pressure
Aera decommissions a natural-gas line running through Santa Paula and Ventura
Read moreSupervisor Phillip Peters: Kern County is no longer willing to sacrifice so the rest of California can have cheaper green energy
The chairman of the Kern County Board of Supervisors says the state’s inequitable energy policies enable systemic poverty in the Central Valley and undermine Governor Newsom’s “California for all” vision
Read moreOil and gas make your day possible, from food and water to technology and healthcare
Petroleum, also called oil and gas, isn’t just gas for your car. Or heating and cooling for your home. Or electricity for your electronics. Oil and natural gas are in many common products you use in your daily life. Without them, your life would be very different. Consider the many ways oil and gas support […]
Read moreOur Operations
Aera is proud to call California home, with operations in Kern County—one of the largest oil-producing regions in the country. Aera also has active fields in Fresno, Monterey and Ventura counties, and permitting is underway in Northern Santa Barbara.
