Victory Nickel Inc. has received the required approval from the Alberta Energy Regulator to develop the 400,000-tpy Seven Persons frac sand processing facility just southwest of Medicine Hat, Alberta.
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Victory Nickel Inc. hired D. Brent Lock as vice president, marketing. Lock brings extensive marketing experience to Victory Silica. He has spent the past five years as vice president operations/marketing and general manager with Canfrac Sands Ltd., a Calgary-based frac sand producer with operations located near Lloydminster, Sask. Lock will be responsible for developing and implementing marketing strategies and managing…
Read MoreNorth American Proppant Demand to Reach $9.4 Billion in 2017
North American proppant demand has risen sharply since 2002, rising from $250 million to nearly $5 billion in 2012. While growth is expected to slow from the heady early years, stellar double-digit annual gains are still expected, with overall demand reaching more than 100 billion lb. by 2017, valued at $9.4 billion.
Read MoreMethane Pollution Subject to Conflicting Explanations
Drilling for natural gas caused “significant damage” to drinking-water aquifers in a Pennsylvania town at the center of a fight over the safety of hydraulic fracturing, according to a report prepared by a federal official.
Read MoreEPA Updates Oil and Gas Standards for Storage Tanks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued updates to its April 2012 oil and natural gas standards for storage tanks, which allow responsible oil and natural gas production while ensuring air emissions are reduced as quickly as possible.
Read MoreCompany Acquires Securities of Victory Nickel
Nuinsco Resources Limited has acquired beneficial ownership of 53,799,900 units of securities of Victory Nickel Inc. pursuant to Victory Nickel’s previously announced Rights Offering.
Read MoreXTO Energy Agrees to $100K Fine for Wastewater Spill
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice reached a settlement with XTO Energy on July 18 over alleged violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) stemming from a spill of gas drilling wastewater in central Pennsylvania.
Read MoreVictory Silica Hires Key Personnel, Moves Forward with Frac Plant
Victory Nickel Inc. announced that its subsidiary Victory Silica Ltd. has filled two senior operating positions and has ordered key pieces of equipment for its newly acquired, 400,000-tpy frac sand processing plant – the 7P Facility – located in Seven Persons, Alberta.
Read MoreIowa Board Endorses Study of Frac Sand Health Impact
According to the Decorah Newspapers, the Winneshiek, Iowa, County Board of Supervisors has unanimously endorsed a study that will address the public health impact of frac sand mining.
Read MoreMcCarthy Confirmed at EPA
Environmental Protection Agency official Gina McCarthy won Senate confirmation to head the agency in a 59 to 40 vote on July 18.
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