In its Short-Term Energy Outlook for March, The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced that the domestic oil and gas industry in the United States had set a new record for overall natural gas production during 2017, and would set another new record in the same category this year.
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Plugging abandoned oil and gas wells has long been an issue, which has been overlooked for decades. The health and environmental risks associated with unplugged wells are well documented. Concerns about orphaned wells across the United States leaking high quantities of poisonous gases have drawn greater attention in recent...
Natural gas, a mixture comprising primarily methane and similar light hydrocarbon components, provides a relatively clean energy source for the United States. Thanks to widespread deployment of horizontal-drilling and hydraulic-fracturing technologies in recent years, natural gas is recovered abundantly, so much so that the U.S. now exports its excess...
Private mineral owners think more rationally than your average protester
Pipelines are lifelines! The U.S. Energy Information Administration announced that the U.S. has set yet another new record for proved reserves of both crude oil and natural gas. “Proved reserves” are those volumes that are believed to be recoverable in...
Carbon neutral is the term that has sparked insurmountable interest since its debut as the 2006 Oxford dictionary word of the year. So what’s the buzz all about? An increasing number of businesses have pledged to go carbon neutral in an attempt to reduce their carbon footprint. With the...
In December, American scientists announced a breakthrough in the race to achieve nuclear fusion. Physicists have long been chasing nuclear fusion as it offers the potential for almost limitless clean energy. This can provide a possible way to effectively transition away from the global reliance on fossil fuels. But...
The focus of this issue is on women in the energy industry, so I thought I would do my part in this column. In one sense, it is natural, if not automatic, to associate women with the common definition of “energy.” We all have stories we can tell about...
Is Thermoplastic composite pipe worth considering for onshore producers?
The offshore oil and gas industry has been excited about developments in composite pipe for the past decade. Onshore, it’s easy to assume that managing corrosion and metrology are less challenging. Thermoplastic Composite Pipe inspection appears to be simple compared to...
The Texas Alliance of Energy Producers has long been the owner and purveyor of the Texas Petro Index (TPI), an upstream (exploration and production) activity index that tracks growth rates and business cycles in the statewide Texas oil and gas exploration and production economy. The TPI, introduced by the...
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...
