Posted on November 12, 2014 at 3:56 pm by FuelFix.com in
Eagle Ford,
Legal issues |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, as one-time trustee of the South Texas Syndicate Trust, is accused by some of the trust’s beneficiaries of mismanaging the mineral rights to 132,000 contiguous acres in LaSalle and McMullen counties.
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As Election Day nears in this small city 30 miles north of Dallas, a wary unease has settled over the early voting on a local referendum of national significance. If passed, the proposition would be the first to completely ban the petroleum extraction technique known as hydraulic fracturing in one small corner of the great oil and gas boom state of Texas.
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The Rio Grande Valley, which has missed out on most the oil and gas boom in the nearby Eagle Ford Shale, may get its own boost from increased economic activity tied to Mexico’s energy overhaul.
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Kirby Corp., a Houston-based barge shipping company, is growing its business on shore. Since hydraulic fracturing took off, Kirby has found a growing market for its diesel engine services division.
The engines power hydraulic fracturing pumps, and demand has been rising in recent years.
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Posted on October 26, 2014 at 1:02 pm by FuelFix.com in
Crude oil,
Eagle Ford,
General,
Social
Oil prices have fallen this year, and that’s causing people in the oil capital to remember a much deeper slump 30 years ago.
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Posted on October 24, 2014 at 8:47 am by FuelFix.com in
General,
Offshore,
Technology
Finding the oil is just the beginning, especially in the depths of the sea.
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Posted on October 21, 2014 at 6:01 pm by FuelFix.com in
Environment,
featured,
Technology,
Texas
Austin-based Skyonic Inc. debuted its $125 million carbon capture plant on Tuesday.
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Posted on October 20, 2014 at 3:54 pm by FuelFix.com in
Deals,
Pipelines
The deal is expected to close by the end of the year.
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Posted on October 20, 2014 at 1:29 pm by FuelFix.com in
General,
Production,
Shale
The companies that helped turn around the domestic oil supply situation now face lower profits because crude’s become so plentiful it’s getting cheaper.
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The federal Energy Information Administration relies on state agencies for data about oil production, sometimes two years late. For natural gas, the EIA is collecting data from an outdated survey of producers in five states that was designed before technological advancements opened up new plays across the country.
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Posted on October 17, 2014 at 11:49 am by FuelFix.com in
Transportation
More shippers are exploring trucking as a way to move their products to diverse markets, but risk of spills are high.
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Posted on October 17, 2014 at 11:20 am by FuelFix.com in
featured,
Refining,
Shale
The massive Beaumont project is expected to require thousands of construction workers and carry a more than $20 million annual payroll once it begins producing methanol at the end of 2016
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