In late August, PetroChina, that country's
largest oil
producer, announced it seeks to boost its overseas production to half its total output (from about a
tenth currently) in less than a decade through acquisitions.
The region is also a major energy
producer, the source of 75 % of the state's oil production and 65 % of its gas production.18 Kern County is the third most productive oil - producing county in the U.S., 19 accounting for one -
tenth of overall U.S. oil production and three of the five
largest U.S. oil fields.20 Kern is also home to the world's second
largest onshore wind farm, the Alta Wind Energy Center, 21 and construction is underway there on what will be the world's
largest solar PV installation, at Antelope Valley.22