The natural gas and oil industry’s use of drones to inspect facilities and operations is getting a boost from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Shell’s partner Avitas Systems received an FAA waiver to fly drones for civil use beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) with the assistance of a radar in Loving County, Texas (USA).… Keep reading →
As recently as 2008, experts predicted a dire U.S. energy crisis by this time
As the landlord for a vast area of public land in Southeast New Mexico, one of the federal Bureau of Land Management’s primary responsibilities is to ensure the resources in that area are wisely managed to benefit the people of New Mexico. Why then is that agency moving forward on a plan that would waste… Keep reading →
U.S. to Give Eight Nations Oil Waivers Under Iran Sanctions
Over view of the current energy mix, and the place in the market of different energy sources
As Coloradans prepare to vote on an anti-energy measure that could severely damage state natural gas and oil production and stagger the state’s economy, it’s no exaggeration to say the whole nation is watching. Consider: Proposition 112 would make 85 percent of non-federal land in Colorado– the United States’ sixth-leading natural gas and oil producer– off limits… Keep reading →
Investment in the U.S. chemical and plastics industry resulting from domestic shale gas has now surpassed $200 billion
The Trump administration’s plan to push more high ethanol-blended E15 into the nation’s fuel supply doesn’t sit well with U.S. voters – for the consumer reasons we’ve been talking about for months (see here, here and here). A new national survey of 1,001 registered voters across the country, conducted by Harris Poll, shows bipartisan concern about expanded sales of E15,… Keep reading →
Last week EPA released its annual data from large emitters, called the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). It is not a comprehensive account of all methane emissions (for that, check out our methane synthesis paperpublished earlier this year) but it does provided us with an important snapshot of 2017 oil and gas methane emissions. Reduction trend not nearly… Keep reading →
The EPA has proposed to replace the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan with the Affordable Clean Energy Rule
