Hermosa Beach Oil Drilling EIR Draft Discussion

Oil Drilling & Recovery Cost Benefit Analysis 

Recovery Implies That You Once Owned or Possessed Something

Costs Far Outweigh Monetary Benefits To  Few People

Air, Water, Noise Health Impacts on the Community of Hermosa Beach

Property Proximity Potential Cancer or Health Impact

Impact Areas Where Injuries Could Occur From An Explosion For Example

Since the City has not provided a proper forum for public comment.  Please use this discussion area below for commenting on the EIR.  

Are Hermosa Beach Residents' First Amendment Rights at Risk?

E&B Natural Resources to project opponents:  Tell the Truth

Hermosa Beach, February 6, 2014 - E&B Natural Resources Management, Corp., (E&B) a California-based oil and natural gas development company urges Hermosa Beach residents to be wary of anonymous flyers and falsified-Photoshopped photos about the Maintenance Yard Oil Recovery proposal.

“Recently, a rash of anonymous flyers and Photoshopped pictures were circulated in Hermosa Beach. It is obvious that the publishers of these materials know that they are not telling the truth; otherwise they would put their name on the documents. Instead, they are littering the city with rubbish, both in the physical sense of wasting paper and in the intellectual sense of telling lies,” said Steve Layton, President of E&B.

E&B is proposing an oil production project at the city’s maintenance yard at 6th Street and Valley Drive. This proposal resulted from a settlement the city entered into in 2012 to end a 14-year legal dispute over another proposed oil production project. As part of the settlement, Hermosa Beach voters will decide if the city-wide ban on oil drilling should be modified to permit E&B’s proposed project to move forward.

If this item had already been scheduled for the ballot, these flyers would be illegal according to California law. This deceptive campaign by cowards, who are afraid to put their name on the flyers, is simply a malicious effort to mislead supporters in order to disparage E&B and impact an upcoming election.

EB is concerned that widespread circulation of false information disseminated via flyers could make its way on the Internet, email and other new media.  Unfortunately, existing local and state campaign laws might not be able to stop this troubling campaign of lies. Misinformation campaigns, such as false flyers are simply aimed at creating doubt in the minds of voters.  E&B intends to provide the voters with the facts they need to make sure they are able to cast a meaningful ballot

About the Project:

The Hermosa Beach Resource Recovery Project is a proposal to access previously developed and tapped oil resources offshore of Hermosa Beach from a single, onshore location by utilizing new, environmentally safe and tested directional drilling technology.  A project application has been filed as the next step in the process agreed upon by the City of Hermosa Beach and E&B which now enables the city to begin its public review process, including preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), review by various state and regional agencies on air and water quality, safety, noise, traffic and numerous operational elements, as well as local voter approval. For more project information, see https://ebnr-hermosa.com/eb-community/who-is-eb-natural-resources

About E&B Natural Resources:

E&B Natural Resources Management Corporation is a Bakersfield, California based independent oil and gas company. Employing a balanced approach of mature field revitalization, acquisitions, and exploration, E&B now produces approximately 8,000 boepd from 25+ oil and gas fields located in California, Louisiana, Kansas, Wyoming, and Texas. With over 300 dedicated employees focused on all areas of growth and production, E&B is one of the largest privately owned oil and gas companies in California and is a recognized leader within the exploration and production industry. For more information, visit https://ebnr-hermosa.com/eb-community/who-is-eb-natural-resources  or  www.ebresources.com

Contact:  Eric W. Rose (805) 624-0572 or eric@ekapr.com

Carson Bans New Oil Drilling to Stop Occidental's Proposed 200 Slant Well Drilling Project

Carson City Council Meeting Bans Fracking & New Oil Drilling Projects

The Carson City Council on Wednesday unanimously 5-0 approved a 45-day moratorium on new oil and gas drilling (LA Times), largely due to concerns about hydraulic fracking. The moratorium blocks Occidental Petroleum plans to start drilling more than 200 new slant drilling wells. The company initially said it planned to employ fracking techniques, which inject water, sand and chemicals deep underground at high pressure. The pressure breaks apart rock in an effort to release more oil and gas. That drew opposition from Carson community activists concerned about the potential impact of fracking on air and water quality. In recent weeks, the company has said it wouldn’t use fracking because test wells indicated that it likely would not increase production. Who are you supposed to believe?

But council members said the moratorium would give them time to consider additional regulations. "There are too many questions, too many unknowns and too many possible bad consequences that could result from the city engaging in this activity," said Councilman Albert Robles, according to a Reuters report of the meeting. Robles said the City Council will consider a one-year moratorium after the 45-day period is completed. Carson’s decision follows a Los Angeles City Council's vote on Feb. 28 to pursue a moratorium on fracking and injection wells.

Click Here to Review Details of Pins Carson Oil Drilling Issues

Where are Carson residents, students and business people organizing on Facebook or social media to fight this?