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February 2016
26 February 2016
Bromine prices come through 2015 on a high, while frac sand, graphite and TiO2 could slide further this year.
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25 February 2016
Prices and sales of frac sand in the fourth quarter of 2015 were lower year-on-year, with Hi-Crush predicting further declines throughout the next year.
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25 February 2016
Twin Eagle’s fifth facility will supply fracking operations in east side of the Permian Basin, known as the Midland Basin, in Texas, even as demand for frac sand comes under threat from low oil prices.
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24 February 2016
While the company expects a challenging year ahead, it believes that more supply will be needed from the oil and gas sector, which Weir will be better placed to serve, owing to its recent restructuring and cost cutting measures.
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24 February 2016
The company was hit with a number of expenses related to the deteriorating oil and gas market, which, coupled with declining sales, pulled the company into negative earnings territory at the end of 2015.
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24 February 2016
Scientists describe report as too vague; concerns that case studies were ignored.
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09 February 2016
Just weeks following the eviction of protestors from the IGas drilling site in Upton, UK, the company has announced it will not be continuing CBM exploration at Duttons Lane, leaving local Cheshire police outraged after the operation cost them £200,000.
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09 February 2016
A public hearing will be held regarding Cuadrilla's Lancashire licences, which were rejected by the local council last year. However, the final decision will lie with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government – a move that has been criticised by Lancashire Council leaders as undermining trust in the democratic process.
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08 February 2016
The oil and gas market looks set to worsen before it gets better, as rig counts into the new year declined again. With mineral suppliers to the industry already reporting losses, 2016 could be punctuated by further capacity curtailments and consolidation.
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05 February 2016
The report published by the US Environmental Protection Agency has been described as too vague by the body's Science Advisory Board to serve the public. Concerns have also been expressed regarding instances where drinking water has been affected.
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04 February 2016
The institute has published a study concluding stress, rather than other health concerns, is the most likely factor to be an issue. However, the report has been criticised as being biased and for ignoring important air quality data.
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02 February 2016
The plans, which were leaked to environmental group Friends of the Earth, could list fracking wells in the UK as "nationally significant infrastructure", leading to local communities losing their say on oil and gas developments as the government attempts to speed up fracking developments in the country.