Decades Of Proven Safe Storage
Like Tricor Energy, the Ten Section field shares a long history with this community. In 1936, Shell Oil Company discovered and explored the gas and oil field that would one day become Tricor Ten Section Hub. Several other companies recognized the superior geologic formation of the underground reservoir and its potential to become an excellent facility for the safe storage and supply of clean-burning natural gas.
In 1997, Tricor Energy became the first company to take this natural gas storage project from planning stages to reality. Tricor Ten Section Hub has been under our careful stewardship ever since.
Tricor Ten Section Hub Timeline
| 1936: |
Field discovered by The Shell Oil Company |
| 1936 - 1977: |
Reservoir is depleted of its oil and gas reserves |
| 1953: |
Pacific Lighting Co. (now the Southern California Gas Co.) completes a successful natural gas storage pilot program |
| 1977 - 1982: |
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and The Pacific Lighting Co.(now the Southern California Gas Co.) convert the field to long-term underground natural gas storage |
| 1984: |
Field is sold to McFarland Energy and the reservoir is depleted |
| 1994: |
Texaco purchases and owns the property for three years |
| 1997: |
Tricor purchases Ten Section |
| June 12, 2009: |
Tricor Ten Section Hub files application with FERC for authorization to construct and operate the natural gas storage project |
| August 6, 2009: |
Tricor Ten Section Hub holds a public open house in Bakersfield attended by landowners, government agencies, and other interested stakeholders |
| October 12, 2009: |
Tricor announces successful close to 90-day open season |
| September 15, 2010: |
FERC issues scheduling notice for environmental assessment |
| November 29, 2010: |
FERC issues environmental assessment |
| September 30, 2011 |
FERC Approves Tricor Ten Section Hub Natural Gas Storage Project |
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