Offshore hydraulic fracturing lacks oversight in federal and state waters - Ojai Valley news, Aug 16 issue

A story written by VCInFocus writer Kimberly Rivers appears on the front page of tomorrows Ojai Valley News with the above headline. You can see the OVN blog version here: http://ovnblog.com/?p=7961

Federal agencies responsible for overseeing oil and gas operators in California’s coastal waters are not aware of hydraulic fracturing activities that may have taken place there, according to documents obtained through a recent Freedom of Information Act request.

In addition, at least four agencies could have authority over these operations, but jurisdictional boundaries are cloudy even at the highest levels within the agencies.

Venoco's platform Holly off the Santa Barbara coastline. **The article refers to Platform Gail which is located off the coast of Oxnard.