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Fracking is a term used to describe hydraulic fracturing, a process developed to extract oil and gas from shale rock. Shale is a soft clay and mud-based sedimentary rock known for holding pockets of natural gasses and oil. The process of oil and natural gas fracking involves injecting liquids at high pressure into subterranean rock. […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought industries across the world to a grinding halt. All non-essential verticals have been struck, chief among them the oil and gas industry. With people across the globe staying at home and travel restrictions in place, the demand for petrol, diesel, and jet fuel has drastically reduced. The Impact of COVID-19 […]
Based on past events, it has become clear that inland spills are costly and damaging to the environment. The Keystone Pipeline oil spill in South Dakota in November 2017 resulted in a leak of about 210,000 gallons of oil. Incidents like this can and should be prevented, and prevention can be only done with adequate […]
Across the United States, businesses and towns have faced the severe impacts of chemical and oil spills. These spills date back decades, and their devastating effects are proof of the necessity of spill containment. Reuters described the Keystone crude oil pipeline leak in South Dakota as “one of the largest U.S. inland spills since 2010,” […]
America’s oil and gas trade is an important pillar of the nation’s economy, and it’s a sprawling behemoth of an industry. According to an API study, it contributed to over $1.3 trillion of the US economy, which equated to 7.6 percent of the national GDP in 2015. The oil and gas industry provided 10.3 million […]
The implementation of fracking or hydraulic fracturing has become the preferred method for extracting oil and gas across the world since it first started gaining widespread prominence in the early 2000s. The reason why it’s become such a commonplace practice is because it’s cost-effective, and has allowed the United States to tip the scales of […]
Have you faced difficult situations at your facility or at a fracking site in regards to containing oil, wastewater or flowback spills? Containing oil spills is a common challenge faced by several industry players. Every year, up to 16 percent of oil and gas wells that were hydraulically fractured had a liquid spill incident. Due […]
The hydraulic fracturing process, or fracking, efficiently extracts crude oil and gas trapped in shale rock formations. This guide covers hydraulic frac equipment, features and applications, and the chemicals and fluids used in fracturing operations. How Does Hydraulic Fracking Work? Hydraulic fracturing operations involve drilling a vertical well at least a mile below the earth’s […]