2014 March-April
East Texas Gears and chains – 1930s
Photo courtesy of The Sloane Gallery, Houston, TX. Image for sale at www.sloanegallery.com or call 281-496-2212
May 4, 2016 · By Story Sloane
2014 March-April
2014 March-April
Sometimes it Takes an Old Pro to Show the Young Roughnecks How it’s Done…1950s
Photo courtesy of The Sloane Gallery, Houston, TX. Image for sale at www.sloanegallery.com or call 281-496-2212
March 3, 2016 · By Story Sloane
2014 March-April
Roughneck Holding Drill Bit
Long before the gas flows from the pump to the car the process of drilling for it has to start. Men made of steel willing to…
May 1, 2014 · By Story Sloane
2014 March-April
Shallow Water Derrick Drilling in Lake Barrie… 1930s
Photo courtesy of The Sloane Gallery, Houston, TX. Image for sale at www.sloanegallery.com or call 281-496-2212
March 27, 2014 · By Story Sloane
2014 March-April
Drill Pipe and Casing Loaded for the Job
If you hunt, fish or drill for oil in the state of Louisiana you probably are going to do it in or close to a…
March 26, 2014 · By Story Sloane
2014 March-April
Halcon’s Wilson Says Tuscaloosa Shale Among Last Big Shale Finds
Floyd Wilson, the wildcatter who helped discover the fastest-growing U.S. oil field, says a prospect called the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale is among the last great fields…
March 26, 2014 · By Energies Media Staff
2014 March-April
Will President Obama Use Two Small Birds to Limit Oil Drilling in the West?
Almost half the land west of the Mississippi belongs to the federal government, including 48% of California, 62% of Idaho and 81% of Nevada. No surprise…
March 26, 2014 · By Energies Media Staff
2014 March-April
How the State of Texas Extracts Revenue from the Oil and Gas Industry
Every business sector has a complex set of tax laws that are industry-specific, and with the large numbers produced by the oil and gas industry, a…
March 26, 2014 · By Energies Media Staff
2014 March-April
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 decade.…
March 13, 2014 · By Energies Media Staff
2014 March-April
Energy Pushes Texas Exports To Highest Value Ever
Fueled by the rapid expansion of the oil and gas industry, Texas exports reached their highest value in history in 2013, jumping 5.6 percent over the…
March 12, 2014 · By Energies Media Staff
Jamie Rood
Jamie Rood, Photographic Artist – The First Tour
My oilfield-related photographic art focuses on the hard work, grit and raw beauty of the people and equipment of the industry, while recognizing its integral place…
March 12, 2014 · By Jamie Rood
2014 March-April
Boogeyman Hydraulic Fracturing is Being Blamed for a Drought in California – Seriously?
When in doubt, blame evil Mr. Fracking. Environmentalist with nothing better to do than think of uniformed reasons why hydraulic fracturing is going to ruin civilization…
February 15, 2014 · By Energies Media Staff
2014 March-April
West Texas Oil, Gas Activity Economic Impact Could Reach $20.5B by 2022
The economic impact of oil and gas activity in West Texas will rise to $20.5 billion by 2022, supporting 30,500 full-time jobs and pay $1.8 billion…
January 28, 2014 · By Energies Media Staff
2014 March-April
Study: West Texas Shale Region Supports 21,000 Jobs
The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute for Economic Development released a study last week that concludes that the oil and natural gas industry had…
January 27, 2014 · By Energies Media Staff
2014 March-April
New Oil-Gas Certificate Prepares UTSA Students To Enter Booming Industry
In response to the overwhelming need for trained engineers to work for oil and gas companies exploring the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas and the…
January 27, 2014 · By Energies Media Staff
2014 March-April
Developments in Hot Tapping Technology
Any industry that relies on an infrastructure system to remain working at full capacity, at all times, is at the mercy of unscheduled events that can…
December 11, 2013 · By Energies Media Staff
2014 March-April
Sabine Pass Seeks to Export Remaining U.S. LNG from Proposed Expansion
Sabine Pass Liquefaction has applied to the US Department of Energy to export an additional 860,000 Mcf/d of gas from its liquefied natural gas terminal in…
December 5, 2013 · By Energies Media Staff
2014 March-April
Drilling For Oil, Based On The Bible: Do Oil And Religion Mix?
They say an oilman has to be a gambler, but can he be a prophet? Zion Oil & Gas, based in Dallas, is a publicly traded…
December 5, 2013 · By Energies Media Staff