Barnett Shale Energy Education Council
The Barnett Shale Energy Education Council (BSEEC) is a community resource that provides information to the public about gas drilling and production in the Barnett Shale region in North Texas.
Summary of TCEQ Actions relating to the Barnett Shale
Since 2002, gas producing activity in the Barnett Shale area has experienced significant growth. For several years the TCEQ has pursued improving data regarding emissions from the sources associated with oil and gas production.
Read More View AllOil trading legend T. Boone Pickens thinks we can cut by half the amount of oil we import from the Middle East in seven years and he has spent $62 million of his own money to do it.
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The biggest energy innovation of the decade is natural gas—more specifically what is called "unconventional" natural gas. Some call it a revolution. Yet the natural gas revolution has unfolded with no great fanfare, no grand opening ceremony, no ribbon cutting. It just crept up. Read more.
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The report that was recently issued by Wolf Eagle Environmental Engineers and Consultants LLC (“Wolf Eagle”) has generated a good deal of public attention. The member companies of the Texas Pipeline Association are committed to ensuring that their operations are conducted in a manner that protected the public and complies with state and federals laws. Accordingly, we take seriously the issues raised in the Wolf Eagle report.
View AllA number of companies and nonprofit groups have come together to form the Metroplex Natural Gas Vehicle Consortium. The new group aims to develop new transportation markets for natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and a fueling infrastructure in the North Texas region.
Read More View AllSummary of Mobile Monitoring Activities relating to the Barnett Shale
Revised 10/23/09
There are about 6.5 million heavy trucks on America's highways. Upgrading just 350,000 of them would reduce our oil imports by nearly 5 percent. Five percent of that would have kept over $1.2 billion recycling through the U.S. economy instead of the economies of countries like Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Angola and Nigeria, which are among the seven largest exporters of oil to the U.S.Read more
View AllSeveral companies and nonprofits have formed a new group to support the conversion of cars and trucks to using natural gas.
In addition, the Metroplex Natural Gas Vehicle Consortium is out to help “fleet operators” — meaning any organization that has a fleet of cars or trucks — find ways to secure natural-gas fueling stations for their vehicles. Read more.
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