An energy story by Energy Nation. We had only been driving for an hour when my dad started belting out Don McLean’s “American Pie.” “Bye, bye Miss American pie, drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry …” Just make it stop, I thought. Please. https://www.facebook.com/PowerPastImpossible/videos/701512546892404/ This day, in our car, the music […]
The South Texas Energy and Economic Roundtable (STEER), serving the Eagle Ford Shale region in South Texas, has opened its call for nominations for the sixth annual Eagle Ford Excellence Awards. The awards are focused on honoring members of the oil and gas community for diligent efforts to preserve the environment, ensure safety in and around the […]
Bakken Shale — North Dakota/Montana Spurred by strong production results in the Bakken and Eagle Ford Shale regions, Marathon Oil reported a second-quarter 2018 profit of $96 million. This compares to a $145 million loss for the same period in 2017. Continental Resources, also led by strong Bakken results, reported a 26 percent increase year […]
Entropy, life-cycle accounting and the circular economy are terms and concepts indicative of how society now looks at the world differently than previous generations. As the global population pushes toward ten billion people by the end of this century, thoughtful approaches to sustainability will become ever more essential to policymakers. Yet a coherent narrative remains […]
The oil and gas industry’s commitment to the communities in which we operate is steadfast and strong. In South Texas, we believe it’s important for everyone to give back to the communities in which we live and work. Being a good corporate citizen is essential to the success of the industry and the success of […]
Abundance of locally-produced oil and gas benefits the economy, environment and local schools A new report from Texans for Natural Gas highlights how oil and gas production in the Eagle Ford Shale is delivering economic and environmental benefits to South Texas. As the second largest oil producing region in the country and fourth largest natural gas producing […]
The South Texas Energy and Economic Roundtable (STEER), serving the Eagle Ford Shale region in South Texas, has opened its call for nominations for the sixth annual Eagle Ford Excellence Awards. The awards are focused on honoring members of the oil and gas community for diligent efforts to preserve the environment, ensure safety in and around […]
Following the recent announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that Bexar County was in non-attainment under federal ozone standards, critics tried to blame nearby oil and gas development in the Eagle Ford Shale for the region’s air pollution. But the facts tell a different story. According to state and local emissions data, the Eagle Ford Shale is […]
