Western States Petroleum Association
Ask WSPA
I hear a lot about crude oil production on the West Coast, both offshore and onshore. But I don’t hear much about natural gas production. How much natural gas is produced on the West Coast and where does it come from?

Natural gas is an increasingly important source of energy and a great deal of it comes from the very same wells that produce crude oil.  In 2007, according to the California Division of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources, 312 billion cubic feel of natural gas was produced in California and 219 billion cubic feet, or 70 percent, came from wells that also produce crude oil.

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Energy Facts
  1. 64.7 million gallons – Amount of gasoline consumed every day in the western US (excluding Alaska)
  2. 21 million gallons – Amount of diesel fuel consumed every day in the western US (excluding Alaska) 
  3. Crude oil costs drive retail gasoline prices - Crude oil costs comprise between half and three-fourths of the cost of a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. 
  4. More than 510,000 jobs in the western United States, with a payroll of more than $27 billion, depend on the petroleum industry 
A Message from WSPA

The tragic Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico has resulted in California Governor Schwarzenegger’s withdrawal of his support for limited offshore oil development near Santa Barbara. WSPA has not taken a position on ...

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2008 Annual Report