Industry and Company News

January 27, 2010

TCEQ: No Widespread Air Quality Issues in Barnett Shale

Overall, TCEQ Chief Toxicologist Dr. Michael Honeycutt said based on the test results, the commission believes there is “no need for widespread alarm” among North Texas residents since the vast majority of the monitors showed volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to be within acceptable levels while the problems were relegated to only a few select locations. 

January 19, 2010

Industry feels chill from a new administration in Washington

The Bush administration had to be a golden age for the oil and gas industry. The president, although a scion of New England Brahmins and a Yale-man, spoke like a Texan and once ran an oil company, albeit with only middling success.