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There’s no question working in the oil and gas fields is a dangerous job. Still, most members of the public do not realize just how dangerous it is. In the nine years between 2008 and 2017, 1,566 workers died of injuries sustained while working in oil and gas drilling, and that’s almost...

China’s rapid economic growth is being fuelled by unsustainable and deadly practices, such as fracking. This is polluting the soil and the water reservoirs.
Extracting natural gas through fracking requires drilling several thousand meters deep, and pumping in chemically-laced water....

There is an ongoing debate about whether the economic potential of fracking outweighs its dangers. England can teach the US a great deal about this, as it is one of the countries that both leads the industry of shale gas exploitation and upholds strict rules to enforce safety standards.
Since...

Pipelining is one of the best oilfield jobs around, especially for those who love working outdoors, making good money and meeting great people on the road. However, oil and gas pipeline workers know the job comes with risks. The key is to minimize those risks.
Oil and gas pipeline work is...

Oilfield jobs are among the most dangerous of all occupations, and falls are still a leading cause of death for oil and gas extraction workers. While safety practices have certainly decreased the number of oilfield worker deaths over the last 15 years, they haven’t made much of a dent when it...

Earlier this year a study by Colorado School of Public Health scholars determined that people who reside within 500 feet of an oil and gas extraction site have a cancer risk eight times higher than the maximum lifetime risk established by the Environmental Protection Agency. Residents of towns...

Transportation plays a massive role in the oil and gas industry, and oil and gas truckers are indispensable, highly valuable crew members.
Unfortunately, oilfield drivers are subject to more injuries than any other worker in the industry.
According to the National Institute for...

Landowners located in top-producing U.S. shale plays like the Bakken, Barnett, Eagle Ford, and Haynesville-Bossier are sitting on some seriously valuable property. Deposits in these regions are considered among the world’s richest, with some Eagle Ford landowners collecting over $12,000 per...