Eagle Ford News

Vice President and Program of Works chair Grace Estringel presented a gift of appreciation to Rep. J.M Lozano.

Joe Baker photo Owners, employees, family, friends and guests joined with Kenedy Chamber of Commerce officials for a ribbon cutting ceremony June 6 for Eagle Ford Quick Lube, located at 598 N. Sunset Strip.

The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation's driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas reserves from beneath Earth's surface.

Industrial vehicles going to and from oil and gas sites are a major burden to many county roads, which is why the state stepped up with some funding to fix them.

Matt Naber graphic Store manager Don Hunt cuts the ribbon for the new store's grand opening as Kim Bowers, President and CEO of CST Brands, stands next to him with a crowd of CST representatives and local elected officials.

Civil-engineering and land-development consulting firm Big Red Dog has hired public relations firm Sammis & Ochoa to spearhead media relations, social media and community outreach campaigns.

Recently, the Railroad Commission strengthened regulations governing shale development.

Contributed photo A ribbon-cutting Friday in Three Rivers opened the largest Corner Store ever built.

Driven partly by new discoveries in the Eagle Ford Shale, U.S. oil production saw its biggest annual increase ever in 2012, according to a report by BP Plc.

The first phase of expansion comes in response to dramatic rail traffic increases, more than doubling over the last five years with the South Texas energy boom driven by the Eagle Ford Shale.

Students Dylan Farias, left, Jolie Mead, Kaycee Mabe and Lauryn Brynelsen conduct experiments in water power with the help of teachers Vannessa Chandler, top left, and Tara Jacob during STEM Camp in Karnes City on Tuesday, June 11, 2013.

Eagle Ford Shale communities participating in a University of Texas at San Antonio municipal-training program may be eligible for up to $15,000 in grant funding from oil giant Shell.

"By 2022 we estimate the economic impact will be $89 billion supporting 127,000 full jobs."

GreenHunter Resources Inc., a Grapevine-based environmental and waste-management company, has sold its saltwater disposal well in the Karnes County town of Helena for $5.2 million.

By: Kelsey Yeater Last week the Kenedy Chamber attended the Kenedy High School Scholarship Awards Banquet.

Technically-recoverable reserves in U.S. shale plays such as South Texas' Eagle Ford represent 26 percent of the nation's crude oil and 27 percent of its natural gas, according to new U.S. Energy Information Administration data.

Recently the law firm of Langley, Banack & Butler announced the expansion of their law firm and offices in Karnes City.

The Mayor of the City of Alice has been asked to be part of a planning sub-committee to put together a Fall Conference with the Eagle Ford Consortium in October 2013.

A pair of telecommunications providers are preparing to build high-speed broadband networks in La Vernia, a Wilson County town thriving from Eagle Ford Shale-related business activity.

Dallas' Southcross Energy Partners LP, a pipeline operator active in the Eagle Ford Shale, has named Gerardo E. Rivera to the newly-created position of vice president-natural gas liquids.