Thanks to its heavily discounted crude, Russia has won China’s favor over the last year, at certain points even overtaking Saudi Arabia as the country’s main exporter. The Russian invasion of Ukraine early last year, and subsequent sanctions on Russian energy, have led Russia to reduce the price of...
After the introduction of unconventional extraction techniques in the 1990s with the Barnett Shale near Fort Worth, Texas, natural gas production began to rise significantly in the U.S. Prior to the widespread use of unconventional methods — specifically during the early period of deregulation from 1990 to 2010 —...
I became a fan of shale when I leased my property in rural Pennsylvania to a gas drilling company over a decade ago. I became an advocate when I saw how much shale was doing for counties unlike my own where the Delaware River Basin Commission has yet to...
Oil and gas operators are drowning in seismic data, and their ability to manage, access and collaborate on that data is of huge strategic importance. This is because improving those data metrics directly impacts reducing their “time-to-oil” — the time it takes to identify oil assets and extract in...
The winners of STEER’s fifth annual Eagle Ford Excellence Awards have been announced. This year’s winners are Voestalpine Texas LLC, Energy Waste, Halliburton, R360 Environmental Solutions, Sun Coast Resources, Tierra Lease Service LLC, Falls City Education Foundation and San Antonio River Authority.
STEER has the distinct pleasure of honoring these...
Texas' Triple Threat in Energy Production
Introduction
In 1956, Hollywood released the classic film “Giant.” It was an adaptation of a novel by Edna Ferber, telling the story of “big oil” in Texas. It was loosely based on Ferber’s impressions of the iconic King Ranch (a ranch in Texas that is...
2021 was another tumultuous year across many different parts of the energy industry, with businesses of all sizes finding new ways to adapt their operations in the face of ongoing disruptions and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the oil and gas (O&G) sector, and particularly for deal-making within...
The year, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saw a rush for natural gas. This demonstrates the urgent need for hydrocarbons for power generation and heat.
Europe is still struggling to fill reserves. They have resorted to harvesting wood from deforestation to create biofuels, but they still suffer from the astronomical...
UniqueHR provides comprehensive HR solutions for small to mid-sized businesses, allowing each business to maximize its growth while providing the best work environment possible for its employees. UniqueHR, generally recognized for its services related to payroll, benefits, and risk management, also excels in HR training and development. As a ...
New York City residents worry a lot about that urban air they breathe. Several years ago they started addressing the problem. The NYC Clean Heat program was employed in cleaning up Big Apple air and they’ve done it, thanks to fracing and the pipelines that deliver Marcellus Shale gas...
