Water and Waste Digest // Bluefield Research Analyzes Impact of Oil Prices on Energy Industry

Among findings: companies must scrutinize water management in economics Volatile energy markets and the reluctance to cut production in Doha, signaling sustained low oil prices, continue to reshape wa... »

Marketplace // Oil Wells Produce Even more Water than Oil

With oil prices down, rigs, equipment and workers become available, and cheaper. And wastewater disposal is BIG business. The Boston-based water consulting firm Bluefield Research estimates the U.S. h... »

Water World // Retrofitted Oil and Gas Tankers: The Future for Mobile Water Treatment?

Norwegian company EnviroNor sparked a healthy debate in Madrid at the recent WEX conference when it put forward an idea to turn redundant oil and gas tankers into mobile water treatment units.... »

Wall Street Journal // Public-Private Deals Spark Turmoil

In one Massachusetts town, police pursued, but didn't ultimately file, criminal charges against a water-company lobbyist over a pulled fire alarm that stalled a public meeting takeover vote.... »

Greentech Media // Radical Change Needed to Address Water-Energy Nexus, UN Finds

With record droughts in Brazil, California and Southeast Asia, cutting-edge technology for water could see more investment, but only if the price of water rises in most areas of the globe. Factors suc... »