Oil Industry

Posted in Oil Industry, Oil Refinery Law on August 17, 2020

A fire at the Torrence Refining Co. has nearby residents on edge as local firefighters begin to investigate the incident. Three dozen firefighters responded to the call on Saturday morning after reports of an oil refinery explosion. According to officials, they were able to extinguish the blaze in 30 minutes. The fire and possible explosion are a… read more

Posted in Oil Industry on March 10, 2020

Webb County Judge, Tano Tijerina has withdrawn his support for a proposed new oil refinery near Hebbronville due to environmental concerns. Tijerina originally supported the project but has since changed his mind after spending over a year with more questions than answers about the project. The oil company, Raven Petroleum, is the company seeking permission to build a… read more

Posted in Oil Industry, Oil Rig Injury, oil rig safety, Uncategorized on February 24, 2017

Offshore drilling can have detrimental effects on the environment. As a result of the horrific Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, along with many other oil spills in the U.S.’s history, new rules and regulations on offshore oil and gas drilling have been issued in an attempt to make the practice safer. New Offshore Drilling… read more

Posted in Oil Industry, Oil Refinery Law, Oil Rig Injury, oil rig injury liability, oil rig safety on February 15, 2017

Throughout the years, Texas has been known for its massive oil industry and oil production. Although the oil industry has created thousands of jobs, it is a very dangerous line of work. There are many incidents that could happen at any time. Understanding the dangers of the job can help you prevent them if you’re… read more

Posted in Oil Industry on November 7, 2016

Every day, people around the world use oil to power their homes, cars and more. Oil is most commonly used for transportation fuels, fuel oils for heating and electricity generation, asphalt and road oil, but it is also used for other common household products. Around  6.79 billion barrels of petroleum are used in the US each… read more

Posted in Oil Industry, Oil Refinery Law, Oil Rig Injury on October 31, 2016

Just a few years ago, for the first time ever, the United States became a net oil exporting country, meaning that we now produce more oil than we can consume. Naturally, this means that there are far more oil rigs, fields, and refineries than their used to be, and for a job field as inherently… read more

Posted in Oil Industry on October 11, 2016

Oil drilling and refining is one of the largest industries in the entire world, and it literally funds entire countries/regions. In the US alone, oil is a massive industry, and due to recent expansions in drilling, we are now officially an oil exporting country. Naturally, whether you are working in a land-based oil field or… read more

Posted in Oil Industry on September 26, 2016

Oil is a massive worldwide business, and the United States has made massive strides in domestic oil production in recent decades. It wasn’t very long ago that most of our oil was imported, usually from the Middle East, but as of 2011, the United States is a net oil exporter. In fact, as of 2015,… read more

Posted in Oil Industry, Oil Refinery Law, Oil Rig Injury, oil rig injury liability, oil rig safety, Work Site Injury, Wrongful Death on May 4, 2015

It’s no surprise that oilfield workers face many risks in their daily work. Texas, in particular, loses many oilfield workers every year to explosions and deadly accidents. Just recently, we lost 3 more workers in an explosion in Texas’s Permian Basin. These sad and unnecessary deaths are a reminder of one basic fact: because there… read more