Thursday, September 4, 2025

Pressured for Profit, Oil Majors Bet Big on Shale Technology

Majors bring highly automated systems from offshore to shale plays From Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) – Shale oil engineer Oscar Portillo spends his days drilling as many as five wells at once – without ever setting foot on a rig. Part of a team working to cut the cost of drilling a new shale well by a third, Portillo works from

Idaho

Idaho Wants EPA to Take Over Regulating Wastewater Injection Wells

Not getting injection well permits has hindered oil and gas production From the Associated Press BOISE – Idaho wants the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take over regulating underground injection wells needed by the state’s oil and natural gas industry to economically dispose of wastewater. The federal agency in a notice Monday said it will take public comments through Jan.