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...
Oilman May-June 2014
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...
Maintaining High Security and Pipeline Peace of Mind
Pipeline security requires a combination of assorted technology systems to maintain control during pipeline initiation, installation, and operation. Sociotechnical systems influences organizational results through first...
Company Will Pipe “Treated Wastewater” for Oil and Gas Production
RDX Technologies Corporation officials plan to pipe treated wastewater from a facility in Odessa to oil leases, pursuing a water delivery method for oil and...