Archives for 2017
Out of the sand trap: Golf facility transforming into large frac sand mine
Fort Worth’s Emerge Energy Services said it is buying a small sand facility south of San Antonio to transform it into a much larger mine to serve the hydraulic fracturing needs of the oil sector....
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Blackstone to pipe $2 billion into West Texas midstream firm
Private equity giant Blackstone plans to snap up a midstream company in the Delaware Basin for $2 billion, it said Monday. It’s the latest in a series of corporate deals that come as companies jockey...
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Gasoline prices keep rising
Houston area gas prices have climbed 20 cents over the past month as crude prices have risen and refiners switch to more expensive summer blends, according to GasBuddy.com, a website that tracks gas prices and...
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Oil spill reported in Alaska, volume unknown
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A subsidiary of BP is reporting a crude oil spill on Alaska’s North Slope. BP Exploration Alaska Inc. told state regulators Friday that oil is spraying from a well onto a pad...
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Hilcorp plugs pipeline leak in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Divers have placed a clamp over a hole in an underwater Alaska pipeline, stopping the flow of millions of cubic feet of natural gas into Cook Inlet, home to endangered beluga whales. Hilcorp...
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