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Energy resources are increasingly in demand, so oil and gas drilling, once an activity left to smaller communities in rural areas, is beginning to affect (and has been for some time) more densely populated areas of the U.S. Unfortunately, the associated risks to local...
As Jack Z. Smith reports for the Miami Herald, oil and gas mining operators in Texas, such as those engaged in hydrofracking on the Barnett Shale, must now disclose the types of chemicals they use. The rule was created by the Texas Railroad Commission, and is intended...
The oil boom in Texas has resulted in big money for drilling companies but big oilfield injuries for workers, according to a CBS News report. A new pipeline south of San Antonio and the prospect of earning up to $45 per hour are drawing people by the thousands to...
As Elizabeth Ames Jones writes for the San Antonio Express-News, the Eagle Ford Shale natural gas deposits - where much hydrofracking and oil drilling takes place - is a veritable "economic treasure," a place that accounts for a full six percent of gross product for...
Apparently, 45 barrels of hot oil, the Eagle Ford shale, and trucks are a bad combination. When the driver brought his truck into the well, the hot oil on his truck caught fire, exploded, and injured both the driver and another worker. Investigators are looking into...
The Business of Mining for Natural Gas According to some reports, the United States is now the world's largest producer of natural gas - and natural gas is a resource that former oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens from Amarillo, Texas, has been pushing for years. Pickens is...
