Tag: Energy Geociences
August 20, 2013
Small Earthquakes in the Eagle Ford Region of Texas Correlate with Oil and Water Extraction, Not Wastewater Injection
Most of the small earthquakes in the Eagle Ford region of South Texas are probably the result of extraction of large volumes of oil and…
Read MoreJuly 25, 2013
A massive oil field in West Texas, but how massive?
Dallas Morning News, July 25, 2013 Featuring: Scott Hamlin Pioneer Natural Resources, one of the country’s largest independent oil and gas firms, is estimating the…
Read MoreJuly 18, 2013
‘Switch’ Illuminates Energy Issues Without Lighting Faucets
Forbes, July 16, 2013 Featuring: Scott Tinker Last night, I watched the documentary “Switch,” narrated by Scott Tinker, a University of Texas professor and head…
Read MoreJuly 9, 2013
Climate change’s heat intensifies drought in the USA
USA Today, July 9, 2013 Featuring: J.P. Nicot Texas’ current drought is caused by changes in ocean circulation patterns such as La Nina, anthropogenic climate…
Read MoreMay 4, 2013
Outlook grim in Venezuela’s essential oil industry
Associated Press, May 4, 2013 Featuring: Jorge Pinon Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves, but PDVSA’s production, earnings and income all appear to be…
Read MoreApril 26, 2013
UT-Austin Fuels the Energy Capital of the World
Leading energy faculty at The University of Texas at Austin shared an update on the innovative research and programs taking place on the Forty Acres…
Read MoreApril 12, 2013
Uncharted Waters: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Struggle to Kill the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Peter Flemings was on a family vacation hiking in the White Mountains in New Hampshire when his cell phone rang. It was U.S. energy secretary…
Read MoreApril 3, 2013
Canada Beating U.S. in $150 Billion Asia LNG Race
Bloomberg, April 3, 2013 Featuring: Michelle Foss Canada is pulling ahead of the U.S. in a contest to be the first exporter of liquefied natural…
Read MoreMarch 27, 2013
Petrocaribe: Paying Beans for Venezuelan Oil
Christian Science Monitor, March 27, 2013 Featuring: Jorge Pinon Some 17 countries receive shipments of crude or refined oil products with preferential repayment terms under…
Read MoreMarch 15, 2013
Natural Gas: Tiny particles enlisted to tackle fracking’s mysteries
Can magnetic nanoparticles injected deep underground with hydraulic fracturing liquids reveal detailed dimensions of shale rock fractures and track movements of gas molecules? Can other…
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