Colorado’s Anti-Fracing Measure: What’s At Stake for Future Oil & Gas Production?
On August 29, 2018, the office of Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced that a setback measure for oil and gas development made the...
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SD Mines Researchers Explore Hydraulic Fracturing to Expand Geothermal Energy
RAPID CITY, SD – The use of hydraulic fracturing (or fracking as it’s commonly called in the press) has been a topic of contention in...
Pipeline Bottlenecks in Permian Can Easily Create an Oversupply of Sand Affecting Mine Revenues
Rapidly growing sand demand in the Permian Basin is raising questions on whether there will be enough supply of proppant available. It is estimated that...
Energy-Minded Elected Officials a Must for Texas
Candidates and political pundits often claim each election is the most important one ever. While this has become something of a cliché in politics, this election cycle does...
97% Of Oil And Gas CEOs Say New Tech Creates Opportunity, But Many Unprepared To Actively Disrupt
HOUSTON — Despite the rapid speed of technology and innovation pressuring the industry, oil and gas CEOs see technological disruption as more of an opportunity than...
NextDecade Receives Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Rio Grande LNG
HOUSTON–NextDecade Corporation announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) has issued a draft environmental impact statement (“EIS”) for NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project in...
Energy Law Round Up – 10.15.2018
In this week's episode, learn when an "offset well" is not an offset well, according to the Texas Supreme Court. Also, get up to speed...
Reasons Why Pipeline Transport Is A Safer and Better Option
A recent spill of the Keystone pipeline in Marshall County, South Dakota released approximately 5,000 barrels of oil in about 15 seconds. While such an...
Hurricane in Gulf of Mexico Headlines Energy News
by Alex Mills
Energy news last week included a hurricane sweeping through the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, President Trump announcing a change in his ethanol policy, warnings of...
India To Continue Iranian Oil Imports In November Despite U.S. Sanctions
Two state-controlled Indian refiners have placed orders to buy Iranian oil in November 2018, India’s Petroleum Minister Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday, October 08,...