Sometimes the story at well-attended conferences isn’t who’s there but who’s not. If you work in northeast oilfield water, don’t be the absence folks are wondering about at the Marcellus Shale Water Business update coming up in just one month! The speaker, sponsor, and attendee lists are stronger than ever for the 2025 edition of the Appalachia nat gas industry’s best water event of the year. See details and register here: https://oilfieldwater.com/pa2025/
Here is this week’s industry news & analysis…
News Digest
B3 Insight and CISR Launch Technical Partnership to Advance Water Management and Injection Understanding in the Permian Basin
This collaboration brings together B3’s unmatched injection data and CISR’s cutting-edge geoscience research to offer new insight into one of the most critical operational and environmental challenges in U.S. oil and gas production.
One Big Beautiful Bill: New Law Disrupts Clean Energy Investment
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the OBBB), which significantly rolls back many of the core tax incentives that clean energy projects have relied on since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.
Oil prices up; strong demand outweighs surprisingly big OPEC+ output hike
Oil prices rose as signs of strong demand more than offset the impact of a higher-than-expected OPEC+ output hike for August and fresh concerns about the potential impact of U.S. tariffs.
US state nears launch of first nuclear reactor in 30 years to boost clean water supply
If you came to our conference in May, you heard from the Natura brain trust. Congrats to them as they get another step closer to addressing big challenges with their tech!
Follow Up On Court Decision
The June 27 rule would allow drillers the potential to commercialize produced water. Days later, the Court granted a motion filed by Cactus Water Services for extension of time to file motion for rehearing in the case.
PITTSBURGH AUG 5 BUZZ: Core Linepipe Team Looking Forward To The Event
Come check out their fireside chat session...
PITTSBURGH AUG 5 BUZZ: Tom Tomastik Is Speaking...
Join Tom at the upcoming 4th Annual Marcellus Shale Business Update Conference in Pittsburgh, PA on August 5th with the Oilfield Water Connection.
PITTSBURGH AUG 5 BUZZ: Babst Calland Thought Partnership Continues
Babst Calland has been a vital thought partner in our Marcellus Shale Water conference since we started this annual event. Now in our 4th year, we again are looking forward to their team's industry insights (and lunch!) at this year's event coming up Aug 5 in Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH AUG 5 BUZZ: Infinity Natural Resources Is A Sponsor
We are excited to recognize Infinity Natural Resources, LLC as a supporter of our fast approaching Pittsburgh hashtag#producedwater conference. Johnny Goff from INR's water team will talk about water sharing in the northeast hashtag#shale plays during a fireside chat on the main stage!
PITTSBURGH AUG 5 BUZZ: Hear From CNX
Many E&P operators will be present at our conference in Pittsburgh in just one month. Jason Harding will be representing CNX's water team on stage.
Do Landowners Get Money for Lithium Extracted from Wastewater?
Lithium extracted from Marcellus shale wastewater (brine) has been in the news over the past week or so.
Seneca Works to Clean Up Wastewater Spill at Tioga Co. Well Pad
Seneca Resources continues to clean up spilled wastewater at a pad in Charleston Township (Tioga County), PA.
Transforming wastewater into a new water stream
The goal is to deploy the technology to generate ultra-pure water from wastewater by use of waste heat produced by industrial facilities sited near wastewater treatment plants.
Halliburton wins contract related to Northeast Texas lithium extraction project Read more at: https://tylerpaper.com/2025/07/02/halliburton-wins-contract-related-to-northeast-texas-lithium-extraction-project/
Halliburton will plan and design GeoFrame Energy’s first demonstration phase wells in the Smackover Formation for a project using Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE).
Read more at: https://tylerpaper.com/2025/07/02/halliburton-wins-contract-related-to-northeast-texas-lithium-extraction-project/
Landgraf says 302 will be reconfigured amid rise in deadly crashes
“Two fatal crashes in two days at the same intersection is unacceptable,” Landgraf said in a statement. “The point where SH 302…crosses FM 181 must change, given the nature of the traffic in this part of the oilfield. I’ve been in touch this morning with our excellent TxDOT district engineer, who is very aware of the intersection and its deadly problems.”
Investing in Oilfield Water
An analyst breaks down some reasons to be bullish on produced water management firms.
DuPont agrees to settle lawsuit over Hoosick Falls water pollution
DuPont Co. has agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit that was filed nearly a decade ago on behalf of residents in and around the village of Hoosick Falls, where the drinking water had been contaminated for decades by factories that used manufacturing chemicals produced by the company.
Uncertainty lingers over oil, gas sector despite fleeting crude boost, Dallas Fed says
The Dallas Fed’s quarterly survey ― which polls oil and gas executives at 136 firms across Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico ― found that crude production dipped during the second quarter, along with employment and employee hours.
EPA Touring Midland
A message from the Midland Mayor and an EPA Director who say that Midland is "the heart and soul of the cutting edge of water reuse". This is a short video worth a watch on a recent EPA Trip to put boots on the ground and see Permian produced water infrastructure first hand..
U.S. drilling slows, not expected to rebound: Dallas Federal Reserve
Weak market conditions, tariffs, and water problems are hobbling industry operations in the Permian basin, a new survey by the Dallas Federal Reserve shows.
400 barrels of produced water spilled in Williams County
According to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ), XTO Energy reported the spill, which happened on Tuesday, July 1 after a backhoe struck a pipeline about 15 miles south of Tioga.
TX RRC's Paul Dubois Shares Ch 4 Resources
The Railroad Commission's new Chapter 4, Subchapter A Oil and Gas Waste Management Rules are now in effect and available...
Authorized Pits - Ch. 4 Amended Rule and Important Due Dates
This is a nice flow chart to print off and keep handy...
Oilfield and R.V. trailer thefts increase in West Texas counties
These thefts are not common in other parts of the state, but because of the large oil and gas industry in West Texas, oilfield equipment and cheap places to live are in high demand.
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