THUMS – California’s Hidden Oil Islands

Camouflaged wells on man-made islands and world-renowned technologies save a sinking California city.   Reversing an earlier ban, voters in Long Beach, California, in February 1962 approved petroleum exploration in their harbor. They wanted to save a community that had become known as “America’s Sinking City.” Five major oil companies formed a company called THUMS … Continue reading THUMS – California’s Hidden Oil Islands