Oil field services provider Halliburton Co. Monday announced that it will publicly disclose fluids used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) activities, has set up a website to carry this out, and has introduced a first-of-its-kind ecofriendly fracture fluid system made up of materials sourced entirely from the food industry.
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Agency: Risky ‘Blow Downs’ Widespread
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) blamed a February power plant explosion that killed six workers on the practice of clearing natural gas lines called “blow down.” The federal agency said last Wednesday that the use of gas to clear lines is common at gas-fired power plants.
Agency Urges Alternatives to Risky ‘Blow Downs’
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) blamed a February power plant explosion that killed six workers on the practice of clearing natural gas lines called “blow down.” The federal agency said Wednesday that the use of gas to clear lines is common at gas-fired power plants.
WGL Loses Latest Effort to Block Transco LNG-Related Project
FERC last Thursday upheld a prior order that approved, over the strong objections of Washington Gas Light (WGL), Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line’s (Transco) proposal to construct two bidirectional interconnections to receive regasified liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the proposed Elba Express pipeline system.
Producer Group Discloses Hydrofracing Additives
Responding to heightened concerns on Capitol Hill about the chemical make-up of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) fluids, the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) has released what it calls a “representative sample” of the additive ingredients that are used in hydrofracing fluids. The disclosure may head off attempts to regulate hydrofracing at the federal level.
EPA Finds Hydrofrac Chemical in Wyoming Water Wells
At least three contaminated water wells near Pavillion, WY, contain a hydraulic fracturing (hydrofrac) chemical used by natural gas drillers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in a preliminary report issued earlier this month.
Producer Group Discloses Hydrofracing Additives
Responding to heightened concerns on Capitol Hill about the chemical make-up of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) fluids, the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) has released what it calls a “representative sample” of the additive ingredients that are used in hydrofracing fluids. The disclosure may head off attempts to regulate hydrofracing at the federal level.
Dow Chemical Takes Option on Gas from Hydromethanation
GreatPoint Energy Inc. and Dow Chemical Co. have struck a deal giving Dow the option to purchase natural gas from future GreatPoint facilities that would produce gas from coal through a catalytic process called hydromethanation.
Dow Chemical Takes Option on Gas from Hydromethanation
GreatPoint Energy Inc. and Dow Chemical Co. have struck a deal giving Dow the option to purchase natural gas from future GreatPoint facilities that would produce gas from coal through a catalytic process called hydromethanation.
Dow Chemical Touts Energy Efficiency to Lawmakers
Since 1994, when Dow Chemical Co. first reported its energy and conservation performance, the company says it has saved 1,600 trillion Btu. Dow’s program has resulted in energy savings of $8.6 billion and has prevented 86 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere, a company official told U.S. lawmakers.