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Water & Fracking

EPA acknowledges fracking can impact drinking water resources "under some circumstances."
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A new wave of drilling activity in the hydraulic fracturing sector as kick-started demand for water management solutions in a sector that was lagging less than a year ago. With a rebound in drilling activity underway, energy company spend on U.S. water management is forecasted to rise 47% by the end of 2017.
Reese Tisdale, President Bluefield Research

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Energy Market Rebound Signals Opportunity for Water

Energy markets are trending upward, with oil prices now topping US$60 a barrel, and water sector players are expected to gain. This rebound, from the industry’s collapse a few years ago, has thrust upstream oil and gas into a new phase, one in which water services are even more critical to oilfield operations and costs. Industrial WaterWorld 09 Feb 2018

A Market Solution to Texas Groundwater Woes?

Fracking has dramatically increased the demand for water in the nation’s most productive oil field, Texas’ Permian Basin. Marfa Public Radio 05 Dec 2017

Toxic Water Transportation is a Waste

The concern in the oil industry is that the cost of transporting fracking water, which becomes contaminated with chemicals, will rise dramatically over the next four years. MarketsInsider 22 Sep 2017

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