North Dakota is currently the title-holder for the state with the lowest unemployment rate according to an article by the Detroit Free Press. The state has a shale gas revolution, where there are more jobs open than there are applicants.
North Dakota ‘s unemployment rate, currently at 2.8% , is for full employment. Anyone who wants a job … Read More...
OSHA has highlighted dangerous activities in Fracking such as driving and erecting rig towers.
There is also warnings of the dangers of explosions and poisonous hydrogen sulfide during flowback operations.
While many operations may well have already initiated precautions to protect their workers from the hazards this is something that needs to be brought forward and made everyone
… Read More...The approach of Hydraulic fracking is a serious one that can have implications on the wider society if not addressed soon. The fact that pollutants can get into the drinking water of persons in an area is a serious enough issue that a strict and clear order must be made by governing officials.
Chemicals that are carcinogenic must … Read More...
An accident at a hydraulic fracturing site in northern Colorado that killed one worker and injured two others occurred earlier this month. According to a report on the Greeley Tribune, Matthew Smith, the worker who died, was hit with a stream of water. No other information is available at this time.
The two other workers that were injured … Read More...
One of the criticisms against hydraulic fracking is the amount of water the process requires. Now the officials of Amite and Wilkinson counties are preparing a plan to boost hydraulic fracturing in the region at the same time generate income for road and bridge maintenance.
The plan involves a $10 million piping plan that will make use of … Read More...
The Environmental Integrity Project, in a recently released report, alleges that the Safe Drinking Water Act, the federal law that regulates the use of fracking fluids into the ground is too lax.
This is because there are loopholes when it comes to non-diesel chemicals used in fracking. Because there is a lack of regulation for such chemicals, there … Read More...
There have been reports that the oil price slump would have a negative impact to the US shale gas industry. While we largely share that view, McAllister offered a different perspective through his article, “U.S. fracking firms stay in top gear despite oil price slump”.
According to the report, firms that supply sand and guar gum to the … Read More...
On November 4, voters in Denton Texas approved the ban on hydraulic fracturing. This is clearly a blow to the oil and gas industry. Denton is atop the Barnett shale formation, the site where commercial fracking was first implemented.
Despite the contributions of the industry and to the state’s economy, it became clear that residents are more concerned … Read More...
Last year hydraulic fracturing saved the USA roughly $250 billion.
It goes to show that by implementing fracking to production levels will add to the supply side and therefore push energy prices down.
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Hydraulic Fracturing has been used commercially in the natural gas industry since 1949. In recent years, the process’ impacts on the environment have become a major concern for executives within the industry as well as residents of towns where the technology is used.
Now new waterless-fracking technologies are being introduced in the industry. Instead of water, the new … Read More...
