Venoco is an independent energy company primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploitation and development of oil and natural gas properties in California and Texas. It has headquarters in Denver, Colorado and regional offices in Carpinteria, California and Houston, Texas. Venoco operates three offshore platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel, has non-operating interests in three other platforms, operates two onshore properties in Southern California, operates extensive operations in Northern California's Sacramento Basin and operates numerous fields in the Texas Gulf Coast and South Texas.
