Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2026 1:30 pm | Updated: 12:44 pm, Thu Jan 16, 2014. By Kristen Peters Rock Doc When I was a young geology student, I learned the basics of petroleum production as they were then understood. Deep layers of sedimentary rocks, including shale, were the “source rocks” for hydrocarbons. The source rocks […]

WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 9 01/09/2025 By Nick Snow OGJ Washington Editor Advancing and protecting the US energy revolution will be a key part of the US Chamber of Commerce’s 2014 strategy, Pres. Thomas J. Donohue said Jan. 8 in his annual State of American Business address. “America’s new era of energy abundance gives us an […]

HOUSTON, Jan. 10 01/10/2025 By OGJ editors The US drilling rig count added 3 units to reach 1,754 rigs working during the week ended Jan. 10, Baker Hughes Inc. reported. Land-based rigs added 7 units to reach 1,677, while rigs drilling offshore lost 4 units to settle at 57. Rigs drilling in inland waters were […]