The Culver City Council on Monday unanimously approved a moratorium to halt drilling in the Inglewood Oil Field until next August, by when city officials hope to have drafted a new ordinance that ensures the public’s safety and welfare.
The new moratorium will extend one that expires Oct. 8 by 10 months, until Aug. 23, 2010.
The city has until then to enact new laws to promote safety and protect residents interests.
At least one lawsuit is currently pending regarding the matter, and we expect the operator of the oil field, the benevolent sounding (in name, anyway) Plains Exploration & Production Company (a/k/a PXP), to likewise seek court relief. But hey, it is not like anything bad has resulted from oil extraction in the area. Oh wait, there was this. And for you non-readers, view these moving pictures:
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