The explosion of oil drilling in the Bakken Shale is causing a construction boom in East Coast rail yards. Oil terminal work is particular hot in the Philadelphia area. According to ENR: In Eddystone, Pa., Enbridge is turning the site of a shuttered coal plant into a rail terminal able to take delivery of… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Marcellus Shale
Subscribe to Marcellus Shale RSS FeedBut Will Women Still Be Able to Drive?
Posted in Marcellus ShaleMy friend BJ Kraemer at MCFA passed along this article from blog post from Walter Mead’s blog at the American Interest discussing the prospects that: “So dramatic are America’s [oil and natural gas] finds, analysts talk of the US turning into the world’s new Saudi Arabia by 2020″ Mead’s post concludes that the recent shale… Continue Reading
Nationwide is Not Fracking Around
Posted in Marcellus ShaleInteresting piece about Nationwide Mutual’s decision not to issue policies designed to cover fracking. All reliable non-left wing/ energy from algae proponents unbiased studies on fracking show that when its done properly – just like when any other construction technique is done properly – there is little risk of harm to the environment, water supplies, or… Continue Reading
OSHA Issues Alert on Silica Use in Fracking – Cue the Plaintiffs’ Bar
Posted in Marcellus Shale, OSHAOil and Gas Lawyer Steven Saunders in Scranton tipped me off to a new OSHA Bulletin entitled “Worker Exposure to Silica during Hydraulic Fracturing.” A copy of the Bulletin is available HERE. With this Bulletin, contractors working in the oil and gas industry can be assured that OSHA is going to be paying close attention to… Continue Reading
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