Texas Oil and Gas Law Blog
Posted on May 18, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
A recent article featured in the New York Times by Ian Urbina, explains that one of the most dangerous aspects of being an oil "rough neck" may have nothing to with an oil rig at all. The ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to an article featured in the Huffington Post, Gulf of Mexico oil drillers will be conducting more ocean drilling this year than at any point since the BP oil spill in 2010. According to the ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to an article featured in the Houston Chronicle, energy companies have recently been forced by state legislation to disclose some of the chemicals pumped into the ground through hydraulic ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
Pennsylvania is in the middle of a hot bed of controversy regarding the process of extracting natural gas known as hydraulic fracking . Hydraulic fracking is a process in which a mixture of water, ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to an article recently published in the Wall Street Journal, the oil and gas industry believes faulty water wells and not hydraulic fracking are the cause of a recent rise in underground ...
Continue reading "Oil & Gas Industry Believes That Hydraulic Fracking Is Not The Cause Of Water Pollution" »
Posted on Feb 23, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to recent report from the University of Texas, there is no direct link between hydraulic fracking and water contamination . However, the study still cites several issues with hydraulic ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
The Los Angeles Times recently featured an article by Kim Murphy explaining how the Canadian company which wants to build the Keystone XL pipeline, a 1,660 mile pipeline from Canada to Texas, is going ...
Continue reading "Liberals and Conservatives Unite to Oppose TransCanada's Eminent Domain Attempt in Texas" »
Posted on Feb 20, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to legal reports, the Supreme Court of Texas could soon decide whether it will reconsider a prior decision pertaining to the practice of oil and gas companies using a legal theory known as ...
Continue reading "Gas Companies Ask Texas Supreme Court to Rehear Controversial Eminent Domain Decision" »
Posted on Feb 3, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
Hydraulic fracturing is a controversial technique used by companies which drill for oil and gas. The process involves injecting a water, sand and chemical mixture into the earth's crust in order ...
Continue reading "Texas Fracking Disclosure Law Raises Alarming Issues Regarding Water Allocation and Contamination" »
Posted on Jan 26, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to reports, those responsible for the Oklahoma to Texas portion of the proposed TransCanada pipeline are not surprised by the Obama administrations delays on the project, and still maintain ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to information from Bloomberg News, Chesapeake Energy is planning to cut its drilling in the North Texas Barnett Shale by 50 percent to reduce production of natural gas. Industry analysts ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
Our attorneys are pleased to announce the launch of our Oil and Gas Law Blog .
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