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Drilling Down: Shell drills on state-owned lands in Permian Basin

European oil major Royal Dutch Shell filed for six horizontal drilling permits with the Railroad Commission of Texas for projects on five leases split between Winkler and Loving counties in the Permian Basin of West Texas.

Drilling Down: Top 10 drilling rig companies in Texas and their customers

In a special edition of "Drilling Down," the Houston Chronicle takes a look at the top 10 drilling rig companies operating in Texas and their customers.

Palm oil shows need for socially aware research

The knowledge needed to avoid deforestation for plantations should be broader and linked to indigenous people.

Cybersecurity Preparedness Doesn’t Measure Up

According to a recent survey, 60 percent of oil and gas companies do not have an incident response plan in place, despite the growing awareness of...

The laser that could solve $30 billion methane problem in oil field

A sensor installed at the edge of remote oil well site in Karnes County could help solve one of the trickiest environmental problems of the oil patch — methane gas leaks. Methane, the key component of natural gas, is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. While natural gas is touted as a cleaner-burning alternative to coal or crude oil, there are concerns about leaks from equipment at well sites, pipelines and processing plants. Besides the…

Oil-field medical care gets workers back to work faster and saves money

Xstreme MD in Midland is a medical clinic that primarily serves men and women who work in the oil field with a new standard of care

Discover The Benefits Of Using Mobile in Oil & Gas Field Operations

Your Not-So-Friendly Neighborhood Oil Well

Much of California's oil and gas extraction takes place in residential neighborhoods, posing significant health risks to entire communities.

Oil Field Employees Subjected to Corrosive Chemicals?

A new study from UAB has shown that exposure to Corexit, which is used for oil spill cleanup, has a damaging effect on human cells.

New Study Suggests Living Near Oil Fields Could Cause Birth Defects In Babies

More than 17 million Americans and 6% of Colorado's total population live within one mile of an active drilling rig...

Oil-Dwelling Microbes Offer New Hope for Spill Cleanup

The discovery that microbes can live within oil opens up new possibilities for using them to clean up oil spills.

Keeping Oil and Gas Workers Safe and Avoiding Costly Penalties

Exposures to hazards present in the oil and gas well drilling, servicing, and storage industry are addressed in specific standards for general industry.

This high-tech robot can help prevent oil and gas pipeline spills

This robot can crawl into parts of oil and gas pipelines that have never been inspected before, helping prevent oil spills.

The Latest Solution For Cleaning Up Oil Spills? It's A Sponge

Robots and magnetic soap: scientists rethink oil spill clean-ups

Incidents such as ship stranding in Mauritius stress need for quick and effective solutions

Research Shows Finer Raw Cotton Best for Oil Spill Cleanup

A study conducted by Texas Tech University’s Institute of Environmental and Human Health shows that finer raw cotton in loose form performs best for absorbing oil spills.

Creating Improved Dispersants and Delivery Systems for Oil Spill Mitigation

Research about commercial dispersant safety has seen increased efforts to identify benign alternatives and improve current dispersant systems since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.