The Shale Controversy – Understanding Both Sides
NEPA Reforms and Their Impact on Shale Environmental activists who have been critical of President Trump’s proposed regulatory reforms have engaged in abusive litigation practices that delay vital infrastructure projects making it necessary to revisit the federal rulemaking process, according to congressional figures and energy policy analysts. In January, Trump detailed...
Poland and the U.S.: Allies for Nuclear Power
The United States and Poland have been close allies for just over 100 years. On June 24 of this year, President Trump, Secretary Brouillette and Poland’s President Duda met at the Whitehouse to discuss and sign an agreement further cementing that relationship. Poland has taken over Germany’s role This latest agreement...
The oilfield needs to buy value, not widgets
The oil and gas (O&G) industry is going through a rough patch, yet again. First, the supply versus demand game of cat and mouse in the open market pushed the industry through several up and down cycles. Then, as if it were not complicated enough, the coronavirus pandemic broke...
OGCI Sets a 2025 Target on Emission Reduction
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) is a group of oil and gas companies in 130 countries representing over 30% of global operated oil and gas production. You have most likely heard of many of their members: BP, Chevron, CNPC, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Occidental, Petrobras, Repsol, Saudi Aramco,...
The Massachusetts legislature is considering passing a bill allowing its utility companies to purchase energy created through geothermal means rather than natural gas. HEET (Home Energy Efficiency Team), a non-profit group based in Boston, is working with Massachusetts utilities to look into the possibility of setting up what they...
Tips to Staying Happy and Healthy in Uncertain Times
The Status Quo We’ve all had to find a way to make the homefront a comfy haven during this time of crisis. Many of us have morphed our homes into business offices, classrooms, makeshift gyms and family reunion venues. While channeling our inner Martha Stewart, we are bombarded with pandemic...
Desperate to shift blame for the rising gasoline prices his policies have caused, Joe Biden ordered the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday to investigate specious claims that gas marketers and refiners have engaged in anti-competitive practices. Tim Stewart, President of the U.S. Oil & Gas Association, issued the following...

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If you missed this past weekends LIVE In The Oil Patch Radio Show with Kym Bolado and co-host David Blackmon, click on the link below to hear Texas Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick and Texas Alliance of Energy Producers president Jason Modglin discuss what went wrong during the Texas winter...
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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for April 20, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed:   #GodBlessTexas: Exxon, Saudis pick South Texas site for world's largest ethylene plant  via @dallasnews Yes. For the better.: Dakota Access Pipeline already changing #oil industry  Classic false analogy here. 'Exports' do not...
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Here are the Top Dozen Oil & Gas stories for May 19, 2017, taken directly from the @GDBlackmon Twitter Feed: #Climatefrauds in action, plotting another futile gesture.:  Grassroots activists seek to regain local control over oil and gas drilling  #ElonMusk certainly isn't helping it survive.: Is The Rooftop Solar Industry Dying?...