Will the Chevron Decision Reshape the Oil Industry?

Just two weeks ago the US Supreme Court overruled over 18,000 judicial opinions, some as many as 40 years old. This landmark decision was rendered on June 28 in Loper Bright Enterprises vs. Raimodo. Later, on July 1, they held that the statute of limitations to challenge the actions of federal agencies under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) does not begin until a plaintiff actually suffers injury by means of final agency…

                                                          FTC Alleges Collusion Between US Oil Executive and OPEC

Scott Sheffield, former CEO of Pioneer Petroleum, has had a long and distinguished career. The AIME described him as “displaying concern for his employees, the community and the environment, while encouraging innovation and making a positive impact on the company and the oil and gas business”. He was CEO for over 31 years, leading a corporation that was consistently ranked…

                                                           Alternate Wastewater Treatment Methods

In researching this subject, I discovered an article featured in OilOnLine which provides an interesting twist on conventional fracking techniques. Virginia based PDN Mountaineer, LLC announced that they have partnered with Utah based Purestream Technology to incorporate their Trilogy system to treat and purify wastewater from their Marcellus operations. Purestream claims to be…

                                                                       Can Pennsylvania Save the EV Industry?

First, let’s address the elephant in the room. Fossil fuel-based industries and the products they are used to create are not going away in our lifetimes. Not in our children’s lifetimes. Likely not ever. That is not to say, however, that their use cannot be curtailed. Environmentalists are working 24/7/365 to achieve this and, to a certain degree, are succeeding. This…