After helping raise the the equivalent of 14,250 pounds of food for the Food Bank for Monterey County, Aera’s San Ardo employees and the company’s San Ardo business partners distributed food to families in San Ardo July 10, with Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez lending a hand. “It is a heartbreaking fact that one in […]
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“Why, given the surge in oil production in the U.S., are we so concerned about the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz?” writes Forbes contributor Robert Rapier. “It may surprise many that California is a big reason.” In his Jun 21 commentary, Rapier adds: “If California fights against oil producers in its own […]
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Aera’s San Ardo employees celebrated seven years without a single OSHA-recordable injury at a special barbecue last month. Mike Ohman, manager of operations for San Ardo (shown addressing the team), also congratulated Aera’s business partners for achieving four years without a recordable injury at the location. “Safety comes first at Aera,” Ohman said. “It takes […]
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Twelve Aera employees-turned-actors performed a moving collection of true stories about the LGBT+ experience June 27 at Aera’s Bakersfield headquarters. The event shared 22 real and deeply personal stories of overcoming fear, pain, shame and rejection – as well as finding pride, support, courage and acceptance among family, friends and co-workers. The stories had been […]
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Aera joined with United Way of Kern County, City of Arvin, Recreation and Parks and several other community organizations to dedicate the new “Born Learning Trail” last month. Aera employee volunteers and others had worked to build and paint the trail over the last month Located at Arvin’s Smothermon Park, the new interactive path encourages […]
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Six representatives from the offices of California legislators visited Aera’s Coalinga field June 19 to learn more about the Fresno County operation that produces some 7,000 barrels of heavy crude oil every day and learn how the field is safely and responsibly meeting the energy needs of California. The visitors included: Matt Rogers, Office of […]
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