No fracking for now in Nova Scotia
The government of Nova Scotia has decided to play it safe where hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is concerned. The energy minister announced that the province intends to prohibit high-volume fracking …
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LNG, fracking, desalination driving growth in industrial valves
The explosion in worldwide oil and gas production is proving to be a boon for the industrial valve market. Market research firm the McIlvaine Company, published in Industrial Valves: World …
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Fracking study finds methane emissions lower than EPA estimates
A new study of methane emissions at natural gas production sites in the United States has found that the Environmental Protection Agency’s methods for estimating emissions “overpredict” those emissions. The …
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GE increasing its investment in fracking technology
GE Oil and Gas, which has invested over $15 billion in the oil extraction industry over the past few years, announced recently that it will open a laboratory dedicated to …
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Government wants to know what chemicals are used in fracking
Whether hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, causes earthquakes or pollutes groundwater is still being studied. There are prominent and outspoken pro-frackers like T. Boone Pickens, the billionaire chairman and CEO of …
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Calgary company a leader in waterless fracking
A Canadian company is a leader in the relatively unknown area of non-hydraulic fracking. GasFrac of Calgary fracked its first well in 2008 using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or propane …
