Why Is Rig Matting Important?
Getting big equipment into and out of worksites can be a challenge sometimes. Depending on the weather, the soil conditions, and the amount of traffic over the area, the ground can get torn to shreds, people in More...
Global Energy: A Look Into the Future of the Shale Oil Market in North America
The shale boom had a significant impact on financial markets and thousands of US jobs were created to keep pace with demand, all of which prompted OPEC members to reduce oil prices and increase production, back More...
Oil levels down as the prices soar
The severe drop in the oil prices at the end of 2015 which continued into the mid of January 2016 caused the Gulf economies to panic. The investors were worried about their investments in the oil companies. The More...
Oil Field Fails: Measures Underway to Keep Rig Workers Safe
Working in the oil and gas industry, mining, and other industries is dangerous. There’s just no two ways about it. Some jobs are inherently unsafe. Working on a rig in the middle of the ocean exposes workers to More...
President Obama vetoes Keystone Pipeline bill
President Obama on Tuesday, as promised, vetoed the Republican led bill approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, pointing to the long State Department analysis project as an important means to assess the proposed More...
Jesse Ventura, ‘Off The Grid’ talks energy crisis with pro-fracking activist Marita Noon
Jesse Ventura’s online-only show Off The Grid investigates some of mainstream media’s blindspots on a weekly basis. In preparation for the opening of the September 11 Memorial Museum, the former More...
Texas waterway still closed as oil spill cleanup ongoing
Shipping channels are blocked Monday morning as no timetable has been set to reopen after 170,000 gallons of oil spilled into a Texas waterway. The barge carrying about 900,000 gallons of the heavy oil collided More...
Monterey Shale could save California economy if state can overcome environmentalists block
At end of 2012 North Dakota was announced as the state with the best financial status and California the worst. With some irony, the oil production is key to both states. The former Golden State is floating in debt, More...
Gulf oil rig fire off of Louisiana leaves 2 dead, 4 injured, no leak
The U.S. Coast Guard says an oil rig off the coast of Louisiana has exploded, leaving two people dead and injuring at least four others. The Guard said the oil rig was not in production at the time and that it More...
