Oklahoma’s Not Alone in Finding Fracking Not Linked to Earthquakes
The Texas Railroad Commission apparently isn’t shaken up by Ohio regulators’ decision to limit hydraulic fracturing after finding the process may have touched off minor...
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Wildcatters Rush Spindletop in Return to East Texas Oil
From the storied King Ranch near the Mexican border to the 1901 Spindletop well in East Texas– the most famous gusher of all time–oil companies...
U.S. CO2 Emissions at Lowest Level in 20 Years, Thanks to Fracking
Something to celebrate this Earth Day: carbon dioxide emissions in the United States are at their lowest level in twenty years, and the Intergovernmental Panel...
Smitherman: Texas Could Break Oil Record by 2020
Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Barry Smitherman said Friday the shale revolution could drive the state’s oil production to record levels before the end of the...
Marathon Proposes La. Refinery Expansion
Marathon Petroleum Corp. said it is taking the next step toward a potential $2.2 billion to $2.5 billion upgrade to the company’s Garyville refinery and...
Sabine Pass Natural Gas Plant, The Next ‘Keystone’
At the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico along the Texas-Louisiana border, Cheniere Energy could be just weeks away from breaking ground on the first...
Investing in Mineral Rights
The old adage across the plains of West Texas is to “Never Sell Your Mineral Rights!” And for good reason, the ownership of mineral rights...
Haynesville Shale Far From Over
Common thought is that the Haynesville Shale natural gas play is over. Pack up your trucks and move to another shale play. False. What the...
Lights, Camera, Action!
In 2001, I teamed up with Academy Award winning producer Gray Frederickson (Godfather II) to begin a film production company. Since that time, I have...
King Coal is Dying; Prince Oil & Gas is Next
Several years ago, during a period of time when some in the oil and natural gas industry were engaging various environmentalist organizations in discussions on...