Everyone is preparing for a winter of discontent as energy prices continue to soar and fears of gas shortages, particularly in Europe, become very real. However, experts are now suggesting that the energy crisis may be only just beginning, with the worst still yet to come. It appears that...
The most recent quarterly meeting of the Eagle Ford Shale Consortium was held March 27 in Cotulla at the A.B. Alexander Civic Center. Over 80 attendees consisting of elected officials, economic development directors, city managers, industry representatives and other stakeholders participated in the event.
Much has changed since the Eagle...
The Texas oil and gas boom kicked off in 1901 following the discovery of the Spindletop field near Beaumont, Texas. Referred to as the “Lucas Gusher,” it presaged the rapid expansion of a young industry that has shaped the state’s economy for more than a century, with the ups...
The oil and gas industry occupies an awkward position in the modern societal and cultural hierarchy. So much of everything on which our domestic and international economies depend and operate is fueled by and made from oil and natural gas, and yet the industry is simultaneously ignored at best...
By: Bud Bromley, May 4, 2022
with Tomer Tamarkin
Dedication
This study is dedicated to Pat Boone of Beverly Hills California for his generous encouragement, support, and financial assistance without which this study could not have been conducted; and to Dr. George V. Chilingar, Professor Emeritus, USC, for dedication to proving that...
President Calvin Coolidge famously and accurately once said, “the chief business of the American people is business.” In his provocative book The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, Alex Epstein asserts that the oil and gas industry makes every other industry flourish. Since Col. Edwin Drake’s 1859 discovery well in...
American oil and gas companies have been at the forefront of pushing innovation over the past 20 years. Yet strangely, outside of a few small think tanks and industry groups in Washington, we hear very little that is positive about this American success story and the benefits it has...
As a part of the community in South Texas, the oil and gas industry strives to be a good neighbor. The management of our natural resources is a top priority. We believe we should all do our part to be good stewards of the environment, contribute positively to the...
For the future of renewable energy to be successful, America’s aging energy infrastructure needs a vast amount of investment. The U.S. grid requires significant work to prepare for the rise in renewable energy sources across the country. States are picking up the pace of their electrification plans, but a...
Back in the early 2000s, peak oil supply was a big topic in the news world. That was before the U.S. shale revolution began, and the doomsday warnings abounded. But then the revolution began, turning the United States into the biggest oil producer in the world, and talk of...
