A waterless fracking company is having its innovative method put to work in Ohio’s Utica shale play. GasFrac Energy Services Inc. has started fracturing its first trial well in the Utica shale. Multiple oil and gas companies have ownership in the well and are waiting on the results . The Calgary headquartered company uses gelled […]
Just say no to fracking
In some European Union countries the debate over fracking is leading to governments taking steps to either curb or stop oil companies from using the practice. Germany doesn’t plan on lifting its conditional ban on the process any time soon. A moratorium has been in place for two years on new permits. And while fracking […]
Bear necessities
Animal attraction is not a good thing when referring to black bears and workers at oil sands sites. Earlier this year a a 36 year old woman who worked for Suncor was attacked and killed by a bear. To cut down on future altercations, the oil company is implementing a wildlife safety training program. Kim Titchener, […]
Campaign pushes for stiffer penalties in environmental disasters
A global campaign to make “ecocide” a crime under international law is an attempt to outlaw the worst kinds of environmental destruction. A grassroots movement called End Ecocide on Earth is seeking to have the wholesale destruction of ecosystems ranked alongside offences such as genocide and war crimes. The International Criminal Court (ICC) would then […]
Fracking review panel set to study issue on East Coast
A panel of five academics is getting set to tackle the issue of fracking. The group, put together by the Newfoundland & Labrador government will have a year to investigate the controversial subject. The review panel includes: Graham Gagnon, a professor at Dalhousie University and expert in water management; Maurice Dusseault, a professor in the […]
Fracking not a concern in one community
Hydraulic fracturing may be controversial in California, but it’s not at all new. Fracking, has been happening for more than 40 years in Kern County, north of Los Angeles. There are parts of Kern County that are covered, as far as the eye can see, with oil wells. The town of Taft is at the […]
Seeing the light when it comes to oil sands tailings ponds reclamation
Cleaning up oil sands tailings may become a little greener thanks to the work of University of Alberta civil engineering professors. They use solar energy to accelerate tailings pond reclamation efforts by industry. Instead of using UV lamps as a light source to treat oil sands process affected water (OSPW) retained in tailings ponds, professors […]
Speeding up nature’s oil spill cleaning process
Imagine if oil spills could be completely cleaned up soon after a marine accident. And this could be made possible thanks to none other than warrior microorganisms who attacked and completely broke down the oil. The latter might sound like a science fiction movie, but it actually happens in nature. Regardless of human methods used […]
Kinder Morgan studies impact a pipeline rupture could have on Fraser River
The environmental recovery from a “full bore” oil pipeline rupture into the lower Fraser River could take up to five years. That’s according to a study done as part of Kinder Morgan’s planning for its proposed $5.4-billion The study examined the environmental impact of a spill of 1.25 million litres of diluted bitumen into the […]
Liability stakes for high-risk industries are raised in wake of BP ruling
A US court ruling that dramatically ramped up BP Plc’s potential penalties for the 2010 Gulf oil spill could create new liability risks not just for deep water drillers but also for other industries like mining and nuclear power generation. US District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday found BP guilty of […]
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