Boomtown tremors: the link between oil production and earthquakes in Texas
The Permian Basin has long been at the heart of America’s energy industry, fueling economic growth with its vast reserves of ...
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103 earthquakes in 80 days in Texas! Are oil and gas extractions responsible for this? Details here
Explaining the phenomenon, Rubinstein said it is "almost 99% likely" to be linked to local oil fields. Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on Richter Scale Scurry County Judge Dan Hicks said that the ...
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A West Texas pipeline explosion was reported minutes after an earthquake. Here’s what to know
which regulates the state’s oil and gas industry and is responsible for responding to industrial incidents, didn’t answer questions about the explosion. The earthquake struck an area where the ...
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California Oil Agency Approves Dangerous Wells Near Earthquake Faults
California is overdue for a major earthquake, experts say. So why are state regulators allowing oil companies to drill injection wells dangerously close to earthquake faults? Scientists say injections ...
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Roles of Social Media at the Time of Major Disasters Observed in the Great East Japan Earthquake:
In comparison with the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that struck Japan 16 years ago, one big difference stands out in terms of information transmission ... the Cosmo Oil refinery fire.