CARBO Ceramics Inc. (ticker: CRR) is the world’s largest supplier of ceramic proppant for fracturing oil and gas wells and a supplier of resin-coated sand proppant; the provider of the industry’s most widely used fracture simulation software; and a provider of fracture design and consulting services. The company also provides a broad range of technologies for spill prevention, containment and
Jerry Brown, the Democratic Governor of California, signed a bill on September 11, 2013, enacting strict measures on hydraulic fracturing in the state. The bill, which he describes as “the most comprehensive of any in the country,” requires drilling companies to extensively disclosure fracing materials and processes. Known as SB 4, requirements will go into effect on January 1, 2015.
Means of energy acquisition in Europe is a common topic, but the popularity of the subject has increased in recent years due to the United States shale boom. Fracture stimulation operations has spurred tremendous energy growth in the U.S. backed by glowing reports claiming the country will surpass Russia as the top oil producer, become a net gas exporter by
Core Laboratories (ticker: CLB) is a provider of proprietary and patented Reservoir description, Production Enhancement, and Reservoir Management services. The company has a market cap of $6.93 billion and is part of the basic materials sector and energy industry. With over 70 offices in 50 countries, Core provides reservoir assistance to leading world, national and independent oil companies. CLB offers
On September 28, 2013, the state of California approved a bill that will spend $20 million per year on hydrogen fuel stations until 2024. The measure, labeled Assembly Bill 8 (AB8), will commence until 100 fuel stations are constructed. Only 227 hydrogen-fueled vehicles are currently in the state, and the bill funding will come from California residents through “smog abatement”
On September 11, 2013, the California Assembly passed a law attempting to regulate fracing in the state’s Monterey shale. The bill, listed as Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), will go into effect on January 1, 2015. SB 4 will require companies to apply for a fracing permit, disclose what chemicals and well stimulation fluids they were using, and notify local
CRUDE OIL INVENTORY/’000 bbls (Week Ended 3/1/13) Current: 381,351 Actual Build/(Withdrawal): 3,833 Economist Average Estimate: 327 Previous: 377,518 Click here for the chart with five year averages. CRUDE OIL IN THE MEDIA *U.S. Tops Saudi Arabia as World’s Biggest Fuel Producer – WSJ The U.S. has catapulted past Saudi Arabia as the world’s biggest fuel producer, now that abundant production
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