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1/4 Century: What Was the Oil and Gas Industry Like in the Early 2000s? Part 2

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In the first part of this series, we explored the massive pipeline projects that crisscrossed the U.S., Whispers of Greatness: Early exploration hinted at untapped reserves that could change the game. Production in the U.S. Halliburton A leader in fracking technologies, enabling the rapid rise of shale gas production.

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EPA proposes giving Texas authority to oversee CO2 injection permits

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The planned approval comes amid concerns by some landowners and environmental groups that pumping CO2 into the ground could harm their groundwater and exacerbate earthquakes and old oil-well blowouts already happening in the Permian Basin as Texas struggles to manage wastewater disposal, for which it already has oversight authority.

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