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The Fake Buildings That Hide LA’s Massive Oil Industry
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This video examines Los Angeles' surprising history of urban oil production, detailing how thousands of oil wells were integrated into the city and disguised to blend in with urban architecture.
From the video
Answers: Why are there oil wells in Los Angeles?
- urban oil drilling
- Los Angeles petroleum industry
- disguised oil derricks
- oil production history
What it concludes
- Los Angeles County produces 18 million barrels of oil a year.
- LA's oil wells are often disguised as office buildings, bookstores, or other structures to blend into the city.
- Occidental Petroleum disguised an oil derrick as a synagogue in the 1960s to appease the local community.
- A 2021 pipeline leak off the coast of Long Beach spilled 126,000 gallons of oil and cancelled an air show.
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