Fracing

No fracking without court order: DNR boss

The director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources testified Tuesday that if state legislators do not act to set rules governing horizontal hydraulic fracturing the agency will not issue fracking permits “absent a court order to the contrary.”

October 14, 2014 - 1:39 pm Energy RSS, Fracing

UK to allow fracking companies to use 'any substance' under homes

Proposed amendment in Infrastructure Bill would make mockery of world class shale gas regulation claims, campaigners say The UK government plans to allow fracking companies to put any substance under peoples homes and property and leave it there, as part …

October 14, 2014 - 1:00 am Energy RSS, Fracing

Fracking drives growth in sand mining, raises new health-risk questions

Demand is exploding for the massive amounts of sand used in fracking, creating a windfall for mines from Texas to Wisconsin but leading to worries about the health impacts of… Click to Continue »

October 13, 2014 - 4:05 pm Energy RSS, Fracing

Fracking Michigan — here we go again

Once again several hundred thousand acres of northern Michigan are in play for fracking in an area 25 to 70 miles south and east of Traverse City.

October 13, 2014 - 10:15 am Energy RSS, Fracing

Fracking fears in South West

Some of WA's best agricultural land could be opened up to controversial gas exploration.

October 12, 2014 - 2:10 pm Energy RSS, Fracing

Fracking rules to disappoint environmentalists

Fracking opponents hope the state of Illinois will adopt rules to implement fracking so onerous that oil companies will not proceed to drill. The opponents will likely be disappointed. read more

October 12, 2014 - 2:08 pm Energy RSS, Fracing

Anti-fracking protesters march on Premier's Warrnambool office

MORE than 50 people protesting against fracking dragged a mock oil rig to the doorstep of Premier Denis Napthine’s Warrnambnool office on Saturday.

October 12, 2014 - 1:07 pm Energy RSS, Fracing

Fracking fears in South West

Some of WA's best agricultural land could be opened up to controversial gas exploration.

October 12, 2014 - 12:15 pm Energy RSS, Fracing

In Texas, Traffic Deaths Climb Amid Fracking Boom

Texas is in the midst of a fracking boom, which is opening up huge energy reserves and bringing in jobs. But traffic fatalities, some involving inexperienced and fatigued truck drivers, have surged.

October 12, 2014 - 6:57 am Energy RSS, Fracing

In Texas, Traffic Deaths Climb Amid Fracking Boom

Texas is in the midst of a fracking boom, which is opening up huge energy reserves and bringing in jobs. But traffic fatalities, some involving inexperienced and fatigued truck drivers, have surged.

October 12, 2014 - 6:47 am Energy RSS, Fracing

Fracking will improve, not hurt public health

University of Maryland researchers just concluded that hydraulic fracturing — the process of shaking oil and gas free from below — could endanger the health of nearby residents by exposing them to air

October 12, 2014 - 6:46 am Energy RSS, Fracing

Experts share fracking infornaton at meeting

People curious about fracking in North Carolina attended an informational panel Saturday afternoon.

October 11, 2014 - 10:56 pm Energy RSS, Fracing

Pink Drill Bits Bring Complaints of Komen Tie to Fracking

The Komen Foundation has again riled breast-cancer activists, this time by accepting $100,000 from a company that serves the fracking industry.

October 11, 2014 - 8:37 am Energy RSS, Fracing

Fracking review panel members pulled from academia

Five-person panel given a year to complete work

October 10, 2014 - 8:54 pm Energy RSS, Fracing

In Texas, a Fight Over Fracking

The possible success of a referendum to ban the gas-extraction process called hydraulic fracturing in Denton, Tex., has alarmed oil and gas companies.

October 8, 2014 - 8:38 pm Energy RSS, Fracing

Pennsylvania seeks record fine for EQT fracking fluid leak

(Reuters) – Pennsylvania environmental regulators on Tuesday sought a record $4.5 million penalty from EQT Corp, a natural gas producer, for damage caused by the release of fracking fluids from a gas drilling site in the Marcellus region. The production …

October 7, 2014 - 2:41 pm Energy RSS, Fracing
Baker Hughes Begins Voluntary Disclosure of Chemicals Used in Fracturing Operations

Baker Hughes Begins Voluntary Disclosure of Chemicals Used in Fracturing Operations

Baker Hughes (ticker: BHI), the $26 billion (marketcap) oilservices provider with oil and gas operations in 80 countries, flipped the switch Wednesday on its new policy of disclosing 100% of the chemistry in its hydraulic fracturing fluids. The company said …

McCartney: Nation rushes to embrace natural gas and fracking despite risks to environment

The rush to embrace natural gas and fracking is steamrolling valid worries about long-term risks to environment.

September 27, 2014 - 5:55 pm Energy RSS, Fracing
European Conglomerate Spends $7.6 Billion for a Role in United States Shale

European Conglomerate Spends $7.6 Billion for a Role in United States Shale

On September 22, 2014, Siemens (ticker: SIE), an $84 billion market cap engineering and electronics conglomerate based in Germany, announced the acquisition of Dresser-Rand (ticker: DRC) for $7.6 billion (Euros). Dresser-Rand is one of the world’s largest equipment suppliers in …

September 22, 2014 - 6:40 pm Fracing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Oilfield Services
Well Casing and Cement Failures—Not Fracing—Led to Contaminated H2O Wells

Well Casing and Cement Failures—Not Fracing—Led to Contaminated H2O Wells

Duke, Ohio State, Stanford, Dartmouth, Rochester scientists conclude that failed pipe and cement allowed gas to leak

The first peer-reviewed comprehensive studies testing drinking water quality and any links to nearby shale gas production have found that the well completion …

September 18, 2014 - 4:48 pm Fracing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Oilfield Services
Shale Boom Benefits Keep Piling Up

Shale Boom Benefits Keep Piling Up

The benefits of the shale boom are apparent. In the six year span from 2008 to 2013, crude oil production in the United States jumped by 43.7% (12,311 MBOEPD in 2013 compared to 8,563 MBOEPD) and gas production climbed 20% …

September 17, 2014 - 7:09 pm Fracing, Midstream, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
E&Ps Finding the Powder River Basin is an Oil Play

E&Ps Finding the Powder River Basin is an Oil Play

The Powder River Basin (PRB), an area in Wyoming traditionally exploited for its coal resources and coalbed methane gas opportunities, has more than doubled its oil output since 2009. The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Today in Energy segment for September …

September 15, 2014 - 5:03 pm Fracing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Oilfield Services
A rig site in North Dakota

Another Record for North Dakota: 1.1 Million Barrels of Crude per Day

Flaring decreases to 26%

The State of North Dakota has chalked up another record. July production numbers are in—the state produced 1,110,642 barrels of oil per day in July. The numbers broke down as follows:

  • Bakken/Three Forks Shale:  1,047,034 BOPD
September 12, 2014 - 6:33 pm Fracing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Oilfield Services, Regulatory

How Colorado’s U.S. Senate Candidates Compare on Energy

Udall is fighting for a 25% national RES, a carbon tax, wind tax credits, LNG exports and more nuclear.

Gardner wants easier permitting to drill on federal lands and Alaska’s outer shelf, wind tax credits, LNG exports and more nuclear.

September 9, 2014 - 6:03 pm Fracing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Oilfield Services
Royal Dutch Shell Touts Utica Discovery Near New York

Royal Dutch Shell Touts Utica Discovery Near New York

The Utica is growing.

Royal Dutch Shell (ticker: RDS.B) successfully drilled two Utica wells 100 miles northeast of the nearest producer in the play, the company announced in a press release on September 3, 2014. The wells, located in Tioga …

MLPs:  Moving Energy from Wellhead to End User

MLPs:  Moving Energy from Wellhead to End User

Midstream infrastructure has emerged as a hot topic in the oil and gas space. A common theme heard at E&P investor conferences and recent earnings calls is new supply is being produced from the shale basins at a faster rate …

Oryx Petroleum Resumes Operations in Iraq

Oryx Petroleum Resumes Operations in Iraq

After security concerns in the region prompted a mid-August suspension of operations on its Hawler license in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Oryx Petroleum Corporation (ticker: OXC) announced that it has now resumed crude oil production and sales into the …

September 4, 2014 - 3:44 pm Fracing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Oilfield Services
Enhanced Oil Recovery may have A Secret Weapon

Enhanced Oil Recovery may have A Secret Weapon

You don’t need to consult an engineer to know each and every shale play is different.

Generating the highest possible recovery is a constant chess game run by E&Ps around the globe, and every play has something else to offer. …

September 3, 2014 - 6:38 pm Fracing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Oilfield Services

District Judge Overturns Lafayette, Colo.’s Charter Amendment Banning All Oil and Gas Activity

In November, voters in the city of Lafayette, Colorado approved Ballot Measure 300, which banned all “oil and gas extraction and related activities” within the Lafayette city limits. Lafayette is at the western edge of the Wattenberg field in the …

Horizontal Drillers Plowing Ahead in the Wattenberg

Horizontal Drillers Plowing Ahead in the Wattenberg

Energy Companies Discussed their Colorado Operations at EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference 19®

Weld County, Colorado, is home to the Wattenberg Field, where horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing and complex well completion techniques are creating Colorado’s shale boom. …