Wednesday, February 26, 2025

China Looks Away from Coal

China is the world’s largest consumer of coal. According to the EIA, almost 70% of the energy China used in 2011 came from coal. However, China announced last year that it plans to cut back on coal in favor of cleaner forms of energy. Chinese Premier Li Kequiang said, “China will wage war against smog weather,” CCTV, a Chinese news organization,

Completion Techniques, Reservoir Enhancement on the Minds of Bakken Operators

The Shale Revolution has transformed the Bakken Shale from an area with production below 200 MBOEPD to the nation’s third largest producing oil field. Its transformation has been a staple of growth in North Dakota – a state growing at five times the rate of any of its competitors. Production in August 2014 is forecasted to surpass 1,100 MBOEPD, trailing