U.S. Takes First Step Toward Fracking Disclosure Rules
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...
Texas
Wildcatters Rush Spindletop in Return to East Texas Oil
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...
U.S. CO2 Emissions at Lowest Level in 20 Years, Thanks to Fracking
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...
Smitherman: Texas Could Break Oil Record by 2020
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...
Investing in Mineral Rights
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...
Lights, Camera, Action!
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...
Maintaining High Security and Pipeline Peace of Mind
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...
Company Will Pipe “Treated Wastewater” for Oil and Gas Production
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...
Will President Obama Use Two Small Birds to Limit Oil Drilling in the West?
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...
How the State of Texas Extracts Revenue from the Oil and Gas Industry
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,...
