Efforts to develop the oil sands from the Hartselle Sandstone formation in northwest Alabama started to become public in June 2011 but no one was watching. Here's a timeline of some of my research on a few key dates in the evolving oil sands development frenzy in Alabama. The focus is on 2013, … [Read more...]
Affiliated Entities? Decoding the Alphabet Soup
Some of the companies identified as being involved in the oil sands development in Colbert County Alabama include: MS Industries II LLC MS Industries II, LLC is the most visible entity that is pursuing what its manager/CEO Steve Smith calls “research” into bitumen mining and extraction or oil … [Read more...]