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News Briefs: Rig Count Increase Gives Hope to Oil Industry
The Baker Hughes’ rig count for the week ending July 8 shows a total of 10 new oil rigs added, bringing the total count to 440, up from 430 a week ago.
Losses for the week came from…
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News Briefs: Texas Man Killed In Oilfield Accident
An Odessa, Texas, man was killed in an oilfield accident on Jan. 7 in Midland County after he was hit by a piece of equipment being loaded onto a flatbed trailer.
The Midland County…
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Sand Mining Takes Hit When Oil Industry Does
Sand mines in Wisconsin and other parts of the country are feeling pinch of reduced production as oil and gas prices have declined.
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News Briefs: Eagle Ford Breaks Record for Frac Sand Shipment
The oil industry broke a record in the Eagle Ford shale on July 4 when Unimin Energy Solutions, Union Pacific Railroad and Twin Eagle Sand Logistics moved the largest shipment of frac…
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News Briefs: ConocoPhillips Plans to Add Rigs in 2017
ConocoPhillips plans to add drilling rigs in 2017 in key U.S. shale acreage based on its expectations for crude price recovery, the company’s CEO announced to investors on April 8.
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Silica Sand Mining: Put Environmental Controversy to Rest
There’s no doubt Wisconsin has some of the best sand in the world. The state’s Department of Natural Resources knows it — they are even quoted as such in a 2013 article on…
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Storage Tank Sandblasting 101
Sandblasting services aren’t new in the oilfields, but they are gaining momentum from companies interested in saving money, time and labor, says Michael Romines, one of the owners of…
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News Briefs: Industry Group Issues Fracking Guidelines
The oil industry’s largest lobbying group began a new effort to ease public fears about hydraulic fracturing after a legal setback in New York and a voter push in Colorado to ban the…
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News Briefs: Rough Day for Oil Industry
April 30 was a rough day for the oil industry as two tragic incidents occurred involving oil rigs and trains carrying crude.
At a drill site in Orla, Texas, two men were killed and…
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News Briefs: Marcellus Shale Continues to Exceed Expectations
Marcellus Shale production has continued to increase exponentially, according to a February 2014 drilling productivity report for tight oil and shale gas regions released by the Energy…