The meteoric rise in drilling and completions activity in the Permian Basin in the past few years has brought with it a scramble for new sources of water. As a result, “water is the new oil,” says Energy Makers Advisory Group’s Laura Capper. “The value of water has changed.” The U.S. demand for waterRead more
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As the oil and gas industry faces mounting challenges about how and where to dispose of its growing volumes of wastewater in certain regions, the Trump administration is considering whether to ease regulations and make it easier for drillers to discharge appropriately treated wastewater directly into rivers and streams. This potential shift in policy comesRead more
If Permian oil and gas production is going to continue to thrive, operators need reliable and affordable access to more water management solutions. Oil executives from major Permian operators shared this common consensus at a recent energy summit at Rice University in Houston, calling water disposal from oilfield operations one of the biggest challenges theyRead more
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced a new study of current oil and gas wastewater management requirements to help determine if new regulations are necessary. EPA’s current guidelines cover E&P effluent onshore at the wellhead and at centralized wastewater treatment facilities. But as one EPA official told The Oil & GasRead more
As water demand keeps rising and viable supplies dry out, creative approaches are required to make smarter use, and reuse, of existing water. This is the mission of the new Center for Materials for Water and Energy SysTems (M-WET), a multi-university research center headquartered in The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering.Read more
Our President and CEO, Laura Capper, was invited to the 5th Annual Energy Symposium hosted by Oklahoma University by OU / OGS Hydrologist Kyle Murray, Session Moderator. Laura, along with the other panelists Jim Summers and Bill Way, address the topics of water management, recycling, reuse, transportation, and the “salt dilemma”. Other panelists in the forum covered topics including big picture energy issues and theRead more
The EnergyMakers Show featured Marcus Gay, Director, Water Information and Insight of IHS, and Laura Capper, Founder and President of CAP Resources. IHS was the 2014 publisher of CAP Resources’ annual assessment of U.S. Water Management Markets, Trends, and Drivers. Marcus and Laura discuss the challenges and solutions to supply the growing water demand inRead more
The EnergyMakers invited Laura Capper, President and CEO of CAP Resources, to discuss the rising topic of water management in the oil and gas industry. CAP Resources sets the gold standard for Strategy and Business Development consulting with deep expertise in energy, environment & water, technology commercialization, informatics, and aggressive growth and M&A. The discussionRead more