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  "The Midway-Sunset oil field in Kern County continued as the state's leading producer in 1999 at 58 million barrels. It moved slightly ahead of the Wilmington field in Los Angeles County  -- 2.538 billion compared to 2.534 billion barrels -- in cumulative oil production..."
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The 590-million-barrel Strategic Oil Reserve was set up as insurance against interruption of oil supplies after the 1973 Arab oil embargo caused near-unprecedented shortages at the gasoline pump. Except for two practice drawdowns, its only previous use was during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. 

How much oil do Americans use? 

"You know, that oil well
has no idea that's there is 
a stock market out there!"

Fact: that Kern County produces about three times as
            much oil per day as the entire state of Oklahoma. Huge
            exploration targets still remain in Kern to find.

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