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Creating a Culture Of On-the-Job Safety
R.P. Oilfield Service in Rock Springs, Wyoming, hasn’t had a lost-time incident in 14 years — and that’s no accident. Workplace safety informs virtually every aspect of the company’s…
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R.P. Oilfield Service Keeps Emphasis on Safety, Customer Satisfaction
Diversity proves to be important for small Wyoming oilfield services company surviving downturn in oil industry.
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News Briefs: EPA Criticizes Wyoming Fracking Study
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency review is showing that Wyoming regulators downplayed health concerns, glossed over ambiguities and made unsubstantiated claims about the source of…
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News Briefs: BLM Fracking Rule Temporarily Blocked by Federal Judge
A federal judge in Wyoming issued a temporary stay against the implementation of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s fracking rule that would have gone into effect June 24.
The…
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News Briefs: Baker Hughes Gives University of Wyoming $1M for Research
Oilfield services company Baker Hughes has given the University of Wyoming $1 million to support research on unconventional oil and gas reservoirs in the state, according to the…
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Hydroexcavating Company Expands into Hot Oilers
While Baker Hydro-Excavating focuses on hydroexcavating in the oil, gas and utility industries, the company has found other ways to serve its customers.
The family-run company,…
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Family Finds Success With Hydroexcavation Company
When a family sawmill business ended, four siblings went separate ways. Years later, they rejoined to build a successful hydroexcavation firm with diverse clients.
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News Briefs: Marijuana Found Hidden in Oilfield Equipment
A semitruck carrying a pressure washer skid was also found to be carrying over 4,000 pounds of marijuana after state troopers in Texas stopped the truck.
State troopers stopped the…
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News Briefs: New Bakken Pipeline Delayed Until 2017
Enbridge Inc. said on Sept. 30 that it does not expect its planned Sandpiper oil pipeline to be in service until 2017, a year later than originally expected, according to a Reuters news…
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News Briefs: Permian Basin Shoots Past Water Use Projections
According to a projection from PacWest Consulting Partners in Houston, Texas, oilfield water usage in the Permian Basin could reach 540 million barrels in 2014, which is a revision from…