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Gas Pipe owners get 3 years in prison for mislabeling spice products that created 'zombie...

The father-and-daughter owners of the Dallas-based Gas Pipe smoke shop retail chain were each sentenced Tuesday to three years in federal prison...

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Save Your Power Equipment Engines and Use a Pre-Mix Fuel

The high ethanol content in gas you buy from the pump works well for your vehicle, which is tuned for it, but outdoor power equipment including lawn mowers, blowers, and chain saws, aren’t engineered to handle it.

The laser that could solve $30 billion methane problem in oil field

A sensor installed at the edge of remote oil well site in Karnes County could help solve one of the trickiest environmental problems of the oil patch — methane gas leaks. Methane, the key component of natural gas, is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. While natural gas is touted as a cleaner-burning alternative to coal or crude oil, there are concerns about leaks from equipment at well sites, pipelines and processing plants. Besides the…

New Study Investigates Link Between Birth Defects and Oil and Gas Industry

Early research suggests that there may be a link between fraking and birth defects. Babies born to mothers living near fraking operations may face increased risk of birthing problems.

Leaders are not born, they are developed, retired Army general says in new book

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Maria Britt is using her life story to help others, particularly women, become more effective leaders in her debut novel.

How AI Transforms the Oil and Gas Exploration Process

While there are many areas where AI is transforming the oil and gas industry, here we discuss specifically the role of AI in enhancing the efficiency of oil and gas exploration.

Don't believe offshore drilling advocates’ hype

I have listened to most pro-oil and gas exploration and drilling arguments and find then to be hype or just plain scams probably created by public relations experts and other

Keeping Oil and Gas Workers Safe and Avoiding Costly Penalties

Exposures to hazards present in the oil and gas well drilling, servicing, and storage industry are addressed in specific standards for general industry.

When Your Urban Oasis Is Next to an Oil Field

The Angeles Chapter took a hike at urban oasis Kenneth Hahn State Park—and learned about the health and environmental impacts of the oil field next door.

Oil Reserves And The Public Misconceptions

Alahdal A. Hussein | Professional Member at Society of Petroleum Engineers Over the past a few decades, oil doomsayers have been claiming that we are running out of oil. In fact, many of them have attempted to predict when the global peak oil would occur. The first and most popular attempt was made by a …

3 lessons the medical establishment can learn from the oil & gas industry

My dad’s fight with cancer really changed my thinking about how I approached my career, relations with my family and friends, and aspects of the oil & gas industry I’d never conside…

Drones in oil and gas

UAS manufacturers are focusing on commercial applications of unmanned aircraft in the petroleum industry

Oil-field medical care gets workers back to work faster and saves money

Xstreme MD in Midland is a medical clinic that primarily serves men and women who work in the oil field with a new standard of care

What’s Colorado Proposition 112: Setbacks for oil and gas wells

Proposition 112 would mandate that all new oil and gas development must be 2,500 feet from any occupied building.

Cheaper Oil & Gas? 3D Printing May Lead to More Efficient Oil/Gas Fracking

Energy independence is something discussed quite a bit among politicians and economists in many countries throughout the world. Living in the United States, we know first hand how much it can cost for access to oil and natural gas.