Oil & Gas 101 Guides Archives - FracTracker Alliance https://www.fractracker.org/category/oil_and_gas_101/ Insights empowering action Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:32:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-2025-Submark-Symbol-1-32x32.png Oil & Gas 101 Guides Archives - FracTracker Alliance https://www.fractracker.org/category/oil_and_gas_101/ 32 32 LNG 101: A Guide to Liquefied Natural Gas https://www.fractracker.org/lng/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:26:46 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?page_id=75417 The post LNG 101: A Guide to Liquefied Natural Gas appeared first on FracTracker Alliance.

]]> A Guide to Petrochemicals, the Fossil Fuel Blindspot https://www.fractracker.org/petrochemicals/guide/ Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:20:28 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?page_id=66825 A complete guide to the social, environmental, and economic risks associated with the petrochemical industry in the United States

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]]> Health & Environmental Effects of Fracking https://www.fractracker.org/resources/oil-and-gas-101/health-environmental-effects-of-fracking/ Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:56:01 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?page_id=62157 The post Health & Environmental Effects of Fracking appeared first on FracTracker Alliance.

]]> Pipeline Regulations & Impact Assessments, a Primer https://www.fractracker.org/2018/01/falcon-reg-primer/ Sun, 28 Jan 2018 18:24:31 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=24399 Part of the Falcon Public EIA Project Pipelines are categorized by what they carry — natural gas, oil, or natural gas liquids (NGLs) — and where they go — interstate or intrastate. The regulatory system is complicated. This primer is a quick guide to the agencies that may be involved in Falcon’s permit reviews. Regulating […]

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]]> Pipeline Construction: Step by Step https://www.fractracker.org/resources/oil-and-gas-101/pipeline-construction/ Wed, 05 Oct 2016 14:20:33 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?page_id=18784 The post Pipeline Construction: Step by Step appeared first on FracTracker Alliance.

]]> An Introduction to Oil and Gas Pipelines https://www.fractracker.org/2016/06/introduction-oil-gas-pipelines/ https://www.fractracker.org/2016/06/introduction-oil-gas-pipelines/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2016 20:01:02 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=18003 By: Wendy Fan, FracTracker Alliance Intern North America consists of a vast network of inter- and intrastate pipelines that serve a vital role in transporting water, hazardous liquids, and raw materials. There is an estimated 2.6 million miles of pipelines in the nation, and it delivers trillions of cubic feet of natural gas and hundreds […]

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2016/06/introduction-oil-gas-pipelines/feed/ 5 A Push For Pipelines https://www.fractracker.org/2016/02/a-push-for-pipelines/ https://www.fractracker.org/2016/02/a-push-for-pipelines/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:21:41 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=16065 By Bill Hughes, WV Community Liaison For anyone who even casually follows Marcellus and Utica shale gas exploration and production, such as in the active gas fields of West Virginia or Southwestern PA or Ohio, we know there are many concerns surrounding the natural gas production process. These issues range from air pollution, water consumption […]

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2016/02/a-push-for-pipelines/feed/ 8 Surveyor Symbols & Signs – A Guide https://www.fractracker.org/2016/02/surveyor-symbols-signs/ https://www.fractracker.org/2016/02/surveyor-symbols-signs/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:20:22 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=16112 The following guide is a simplified description of a variety of markings that are used by land surveyors. Throughout an active shale gas field, the first signs of pending expansions are the simple markings of stakes, flags, and pins. Many months or even years before the chain saw fells the first tree or the first […]

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/resources/oil-and-gas-101/sand-mining-quotes/feed/ 0 Explore a Fracking Operation – Virtually https://www.fractracker.org/resources/oil-and-gas-101/explore/ https://www.fractracker.org/resources/oil-and-gas-101/explore/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:07:29 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?page_id=13216 The post Explore a Fracking Operation – Virtually appeared first on FracTracker Alliance.

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