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Well completions per location more than double in Lower 48 states as technology advances

May 7, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 7, 2025. By Faouzi Aloulou, Merek Roman, Jozef Lieskovsky We estimate that the average number of wells completed simultaneously at the same location [Read more]

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What a Sanders win could mean for US oil industry: WoodMac

February 12, 2020 Energi Staff

Research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie says a Bernie Sanders presidency could have a significant impact on the oil industry in the United States. The firm’s comments were issued after Sanders, a self-proclaimed socialist, eked [Read more]

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U of C team uncovers mechanism triggering hydraulic fracturing related earthquakes

August 28, 2019 Energi Staff

A team of researchers led by University of Calgary seismologists has uncovered an earthquake-triggering mechanism linked to hydraulic fracturing. According to a press release from the U of C, their new model shows that injection [Read more]

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Canada

BC frac sand terminal to be opened by Texas energy company

July 18, 2018 Energi Staff

Emerge Energy Services, a Texas-based silica sand mining company, says it has signed an agreement with Torq Energy Logistics to open a northeastern BC frac sand terminal in the community of Buick. Getty Images photo. [Read more]

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USA

California to sue Trump administration for Obama-era fracking rules repeal

January 24, 2018 Energi Staff

Former President Barack Obama introduced fracking rules in an effort to ensure public safety on federally-owned lands. Getty Images photo by David McNew. Fracking rules address public safety on federal lands California’s Attorney General Xavier [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Fracking for President campaign illustrates why Canadian oil/gas industry is ‘socially dim’

August 3, 2016 JZadmin

Canadian oil and gas industry is caught in 1950s time warp, incapable of innovative communications with Canadians If you ever wondered why the oil and gas industry does so poorly with the Canadian public, look [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Hillary Clinton likely to promote Obama-style climate, energy policies if nominated

March 9, 2016 JZadmin

Political scientist says Hillary Clinton tacking left on fracking, climate in response to Bernie Sanders persistence in primaries race Hillary Clinton anti-fracking comments during Sunday’s Democratic Party debate against Bernie Sanders will soon be forgotten once primary season [Read more]

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Ohio fracking study funding pulled by foundations because of wrong conclusions

March 1, 2016 JZadmin

Oil and gas industry should step up and provide funding for University of Cincinnati to continue research on fracking, water wells UPDATE: Just FYI, the Ohio legislator and the OOGA are wrong: the study is [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

How Environmental NGOs use junk science, hysteria about fracking-induced earthquakes to trash energy projects

September 5, 2015 JZadmin

Reality of fracking and earthquakes less serious, more complex than eco-activists claim Recent controversy about fracking-induced earthquakes in NE British Columbia illustrates how North American environmental NGOs use junk science and exaggerated claims to distort the public [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

How Environmental NGOs use junk science, hysteria about fracking-induced earthquakes to trash energy projects – Part 2

August 31, 2015 JZadmin

Regulators do a good job of monitoring fracking-induced earthquakes, putting mitigation plans in place In Part 1 of this column I examined how ENGOs and their “experts” used flimsy science and exaggerated claims to call [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

How Environmental NGOs use junk science, hysteria about fracking-induced earthquakes to trash energy projects – Part 1

August 31, 2015 JZadmin

Part 2 of column will show how facts don’t line up with ENGO’s version of fracking-induced earthquakes Recent controversy about fracking-induced earthquakes in NE British Columbia illustrates how North American environmental NGOs use junk science and [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

DeSmog is full of de baloney over criticisms of FrackFeed.com

June 22, 2015 JZadmin

DeSmog guilty of same tactics it imputes to Frackfeed.com In the great debate over climate and energy, the American public is not well served if only one side gets to communicate its message, a truth the DeSmog [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Fractivists go home! Seriously, you’re not welcome in Texas…

May 20, 2015 Markham Hislop

With the stroke of a pen, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law on Tuesday a prohibition on local anti-fracking movements, which were to some extent supported by professional eco-activists, or “fractivists.” “This law ensures that [Read more]

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The Canadian energy conversation is stuck in the wrong century

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Find Energi Media journalism in video, audio, and essays YouTube Channel: Video energy news Substack Essays: Thoughtful Energy Journalism Energi Talks Audio Podcast Real story of this energy crisis is not supply disruption, but demand [Read more]

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