A Dirty Water War in the Texas Desert
History is likely to show that the idea of permanently polluting huge amounts of water and then trying to bury that water deep underground under high pressure likely was a really bad idea.
Justin Mikulka
Touring Ground Zero of the Methane Emergency
Ten years ago I wrote the article “Natural Gas as 'Bridge Fuel' Is Excellent Political Solution But Fails As Climate Solution.” In that article I reported that the American ambassador to Romania stated that the fracking industry had “obtained great successes — without consequences for the environment.”
I didn’
New Paper Confirms Much Higher Methane Emissions From U.S. Oil Production
Yesterday I toured oil production sides in the Permian region of Texas with Sharon Wilson and Miguel Escoto from Oilfield Witness. For years, Sharon has been using her FLIR camera to make the invisible methane emissions from oil production visible and educating us all on how it is impossible for
Oil and Gas Industry Admits Blue Hydrogen is Too Expensive
In 2021, I wrote how the economics of blue hydrogen would not work in an article titled, “The ‘Big Lie’ of Blue Hydrogen Starts With Ignoring Basic Economics.” Blue hydrogen is the theoretical product where hydrogen is made from methane (natural gas) but the methane has very low emissions when
U.S. Oil Industry Peaks as “the days of easy oil are over”
In October, shortly after Exxon and Chevron announced over $100 billion in combined acquisitions, oilfield services company Halliburton’s CEO Jeff Miller warned about the reality of producing oil in the U.S. shale industry.
“The reality is you have to do more work in order to stay flat.” This
New Legal Complaint Questions Pioneer’s Sale to Exxon
A new legal action on behalf of a pension fund invested in Pioneer Resources is challenging Exxon’s purchase of Pioneer Resources with accusations that Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield made a deal that was great for him personally — but not for shareholders. In February, the Operating Engineers Construction Industry and
The U.S. Shale Oil Industry Asks You to Believe in Technology as Savior…Again
This article is the fourth in a series about the current state of the U.S. oil industry and how the industry is setting itself up to take the remaining profits it can and then stick the U.S. public with the cleanup bill.
If you listen to them, the