By Eli Amber – 2L The United States has seen a resurgence in oil and gas activity due to hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing involves injecting fluids containing 99.5 percent water together with sand and …
By Carly Gaines – 2L In what has been one of the most anticipated, if not uncertain, areas of shale development for North America, the Utica Shale’s recent advancements in both infrastructure and investment …
By Leslie Vaughn – 2L A rise in lawsuits related to earthquakes allegedly causing by hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” has sparked a debate about the substantive scientific basis for such claims, as well as …
By Barrett Robin – 2L U.S. Gulf Coast refineries are beginning to receive surplus crude as a result of the recent boom in domestic oil production, as well as the rapid increase of pipeline projects. …
By Kate Juelis – 2L With one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India faces considerable insecurity in regards to its energy future. A combination of regulatory uncertainty, poor infrastructure, and lack …
By Maggie Griffin – 2L Established property law has told us that the mineral estate is dominant to the surface estate. But what if the State of Texas allowed the aerial estate to be …
by Albert Jou – 2L The Railroad Commission (“RRC”) has, in the past, provided for tax breaks on produced high-cost natural gas. For well operators interested in tight sands, this tax exemption can provide …
by Benjamin Goodman – 2L Proposed energy reform in Mexico could alter a 75-year tradition of state-owned oil. If opening its doors to foreign energy companies becomes a reality, outside investment in Mexico energy …
