The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently released a vendor survey that demonstrates the diverse array of suppliers, service providers, and other small and mid-sized businesses supporting…
The U.S. Energy Information Administration projected in August that natural gas-fired electric power sector generation in the contiguous U.S. will increase to 1,600 million MWh by…
An Aug. 20 Western Gulf of Mexico lease sale attracted nearly $110 million in high bids for 81 tracts covering 433,823 acres on the U.S. Outer…
The Board of Directors of the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) has named Todd Staplesas its new president. Currently serving as Texas Commissioner of Agriculture,…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) construction permit to CCI Corpus Christi LLC. The…
Texas Tech was commissioned by the Permian Basin Petroleum Association to prepare the report, “Economic Impact of the Permian Basin’s Oil and Gas Industry.” Bradley Ewing,…
Buckeye Partners L.P. signed a definitive agreement to acquire an 80% interest in a company that will be jointly owned with Trafigura AG for $860 million.…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has authorized Houston-based Freeport LNG Development LP to site, construct, and operate facilities to liquefy and export domestic natural gas…
Wolfcamp capex is set to exceed $12 billion this year, or 80% of what will be spent in the Bakken, according to a recent report by…
In a growing debate over the right future for U.S. crude oil, there is one reality upon which both sides agree: the U.S. is in the…
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to improve the safe transportation of large quantities of flammable materials by…
Dallas-based Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to sell its Barnett Shale assets in North Texas to an undisclosed private…
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Southwest Louisiana waterfowl hunting is widely known as one of the most spectacular outdoor experiences any hunter can enjoy. At White Lake, group hunts are conducted between November and January.…
A deal between Exxon Mobil Corp. and Qatar Petroleum International sets the stage for a new $10 billion terminal to export liquefied natural gas from Texas. The…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today called for a vote on bipartisan legislation…
A new study claims that a just-built 485-mile stretch of the Keystone XL pipeline has been a huge economic boon for two dozen rural and poor…
Noise from the Mainstream From TIME Magazine — The seismic link between fracking and earthquakes… New research indicates that wastewater disposal wells – and sometimes fracking…
Rear Admiral Kevin Cook, Eighth Coast Guard District, U.S. Coast Guard, secured as Keynote Speaker for CLEAN GULF 2014 HOUSTON. June 18, 2014. Rear Admiral Kevin…
With your help, we’ve set the record straight on all the media’s misleading reporting. Noise from the Mainstream… From NBCNews.com— Fracking wastewater contaminated — and likely…
A new investigative report by InsideClimate News and the Center for Public Integrity – promoted and produced by the Weather Channel – concludes that shale development…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it would gather public comment for 90 days on whether to require chemical manufacturers to disclose the contents of fluids…
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 are…
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 on…
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.…
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 provides…
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 heard…
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 developing…
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 gas…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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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…
The State Department just came out with its latest report on the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. The report finds that the pipeline’s construction would create almost 2,000 jobs…
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…
Want to know how the U.S. managed to narrow its trade deficit to the smallest figure in four years? Look no further than Texas, North Dakota,…
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 and…
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…
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 State.…
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 out…
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…
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 10…
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 J…
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…
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 Gulf…
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 crude…
With the oil and gas industry currently in an upward cycle, driven by the natural gas shale-play discoveries in the United States, companies continue to scramble…
Platts reported some unusual findings last week as part of a new study. Looking at oil versus natural gas drilling in the U.S. The analysts found that…
