Patricia Godley meets with Deputy Secretary Bill White, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Reserves Captain Ernest Hunter and OMB Associate Director T.J. Glauthier to discuss corporatization. One of the recommendations is to sell Elk Hills. The Defense Authorization Act of 1996, which spells out the procedure for selling Elk Hills within two years, is signed into law. The deadline for all bids on Elk Hills to be submitted, at noon in Houston. DOE does not divulge, to this day, the other bidders' names or offer amounts.
Occidental takes over control of Elk Hills from the U.S. government.
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