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Preferred Sands’ New Coating Aims to Improve Fracking Process
A new coating product that makes sand lighter than water looks to transform the fracking industry.
Preferred Sands developed its FloPRO PPT after studying what products customers…
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News Briefs: Nebraska Governor Approves New Oil and Gas Regulations
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signed new regulations for the state’s oil and gas industry on March 30.
The law will require periodic sampling and reporting of fracking waste fluids…
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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: 1 Injured in Texas Refinery Fire
One person was burned when a unit making diesel ruptured on Saturday morning at a refinery in Pasadena, Texas, owned by Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras.
The company said in…
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News Briefs: Rig Count Drops 18
The number of rigs seeking oil and natural gas declined by 18 last week to 619, according to data released by oilfield services company Baker Hughes on Jan. 29.
The Houston-based…
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News Briefs: 1 Dead in Oilsands Plant Explosion
One worker was killed and another was critically injured Jan. 15 in an explosion at an oilsands plant near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Nexen Energy ULC says the explosion at its…
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From Mergers to Marijuana Smuggling: The Top 10 News Stories of 2015
We bring you news updates every week, because we know you want to keep up with what’s going on in the oil and gas industry. The ups and downs, the mergers and court cases are all… -
News Briefs: Congress Votes to Lift Export Ban
The U.S. Congress voted on Dec. 18 to lift the 40-year-old ban on exporting U.S. crude oil in an energy policy shift sought by Republicans as part of a bipartisan deal that also…
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News Briefs: House Votes to Lift US Ban on Oil Exports
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Oct. 9 to lift a 40-year-old U.S. ban on crude oil exports. The measure was approved 261-159 and will now head to the Senate.
House Speaker…
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News Briefs: Bakken Slowdown Continues
New statistics from the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources show that the slowdown in the Bakken oil region is continuing.
As of Sept. 14, the rig count in the Bakken was…