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Originally Posted by sammyg2 View Post
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If you just count the oil that is produced in Louisiana and not what it produced in the gulf (which just happens to be sort of near Louisiana and is shipped to LA), California produces much more oil.
As soon as we hang all the bleeding heart tree-huggers who won't let us drill off our coast, california will far surpass Louisiana in oil production even counting what they pull out of the gulf.

12 largest oil fields in the US Field, State Cumulative Production + Est. Reserves http://www.gravmag.com/oil.html

1. Prudhoe Bay, Alaska 13+ billion barrels
2. East Texas 5.1-6.0 billion barrels
3. Wilmington, California 2.8 billion barrels [or up to 3.0]
4. Midway-Sunset, California 2.8 billion barrels [or up to 3.5]
5. Kuparuk River, Alaska 2.6 billion barrels
6. Thunder Horse, Gulf of Mexico 1.5-2.0 billion barrels
7. Kern River, California 1.95 billion barrels [or up to 2.5]
8. Yates, West Texas 1.95 billion barrels
9. Belridge South, California 1.9 billion barrels
10. Wasson, West Texas 1.8 billion barrels
11. Elk Hills, California 1.5 billion barrels [or 1.3]
12. Panhandle, Texas 1.4 billion barrels
Regardless of that, La is
Second in crude oil proved reserves.
Second in total energy from all sources.
Second in natural gas proved reserves.

But the key stat in the whole list is
First in mineral revenue from any source to the federal government.
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