Unforeseen US Oil Boom Upending Markets Worldwide
The U.S. oil boom has put European refineries out of business and undercut West African crude suppliers. Now domestic drillers threaten to roil Asian markets...
Texas
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...
TEDC President Says Oil and Gas Still Reign in Texas
Despite a growing tech industry and a bevy of Fortune 500 companies that call Texas home, oil and gas still reign in the Lone Star...
Environmentalists Don’t Want You To Know This, But Here’s How Natural Gas Is Changing America
Fracking turned out to be one of the keys to unlock our nation’s natural gas riches. We went from being on the verge of running...
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...
Oil Drillers Rush Back to the Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico has been left for dead more than once over the past half-century. It’s now roaring back to life with at least...
Texas Sees Growth in Natural Gas-Powered Vehicles
Folks driving natural gas vehicles around San Antonio will soon have less to fear about running out of fuel. This month, at a Pilot Flying...
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...
A Roadmap For IP Protection Strategies For Oil And Gas Technologies
Owing to the depletion of existing resources and geopolitical factors, participants in the energy marketplace are searching for alternatives to crude oil originating from the...
With Production Revolution, U.S. is Quietly Breaking its Reliance on Foreign Oil
All along the highway that leads into this West Texas city, the rows of pump jacks seem endless, bobbing up and down as they pull...