Tag: oil and gas
June 9, 2015
Gauchos, Cowboys and Oil: RRC and UT Participate in Energy Law Meeting With Argentine Group
Texas and Argentina have cultures with a lot of things in common: big cattle ranches, workers on horseback and large shale reserves that contain oil…
Read MoreJune 2, 2015
Texas Budget Includes $4.5 Million for UT Quake Research
AUSTIN—The state will dedicate $4.5 million to the University of Texas at Austin Bureau of Economic Geology to study seismic activity in Texas under a…
Read MoreApril 8, 2015
Texas Standard Interviews BEG’s Scott Tinker on Energy and the Economy
The Texas Standard interviewed The University of Texas at Austin Bureau of Economic Geology Director Scott Tinker about the potential impact of Iran’s oil on the…
Read MoreMarch 9, 2015
Texas Earthquakes Linked to Oil, Gas Development
For more than 100 years, people have questioned whether taking oil and gas from the depths of the earth can cause tremors. When an earthquake…
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2015
Earthquake activity linked to injection wells may vary by region
The Williston Basin in north central U.S. produced fewer earthquakes caused by wastewater injection than in Texas, suggesting the link between seismicity and production activities…
Read MoreOctober 24, 2014
UT Co-hosts Rollout of Mexico’s Historic Round One Oil and Gas Offerings
Every seat was filled at the Houston Four Seasons on Oct. 20 when the Mexican government unveiled information on the oil and gas areas and…
Read MoreOctober 22, 2014
Opening Up
As Mexico deregulates its state-run oil industry, UT-Austin expertise could play a significant role By Tracy Idell Hamilton The Congreso Mexicano del Petróleo, or Mexican…
Read MoreOctober 6, 2014
Research: Fracking Uses No More Water Than Traditional Oil Production
Research done at the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas has cleared fracking of one of the most serious allegations leveled against…
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2014
Mexico energy overhaul will bring benefits, challenges
At a meeting just miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, Texas legislators heard a range of benefits their state can look forward to as Mexico remakes…
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