USAF considers drilling for offshore oil at Vandenberg

The U.S. Air Force will study the economic and environmental feasibility of a proposal to lease land at Vandenberg Air Force Base to companies to extract offshore oil and gas.

Sunset Exploration and Exxon Mobil want to use “slant drilling” technology to reach offshore deposits using onshore equipment.

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