In the Media - Oilfield Witness

We work to educate members of the media on the reality of the methane and volatile organic compound emissions crisis in Texas. This often includes taking journalists on tours of oil and gas infrastructure from the Gulf Coast to the Permian. The following videos, articles and podcasts feature our work.

2024 Articles

How Texas Diminished a Once-Rigorous Air Pollution Monitoring Team (Inside Climate News/Texas Tribune, October 2024)

Study finds levels of a dangerous gas “off the scales” in Central Texas oilfield (Texas Tribune, September 2024)

An Oil Field, an Explosion, and a Man’s Fight for His Life (Rolling Stone, September 2024)

Oil and ink mix as Chevron reports the ‘news’ in Texas, New Mexico (LA Illuminator, August 2024)

Spying from space: How satellites can help identify and rein in a potent climate pollutant (Grist, August 2024)

A Father-Daughter Dynasty Looms Large in Texas Oil and Politics (Bloomberg, August 2024)

Journalists call for government intervention to stop Permian Basin pollution (OK Energy Today, July 2024)

New Satellites Alone Won’t Stop the Methane Climate Crisis (Scientific American, July 2024)

Those methane “leaks” are no accident (Climate and Capital, July 2024)

Special Report: The Cost of Aging Oilfields (CBS7, June 2024)

Only on CBS7: Equal Pollution Protection Campaign launches in Permian Basin (CBS7, May 2024)

Uncertainty ahead of May 7 EPA emission rules (CBS7, May 2024)

When Natural Gas Prices Cool, Flares Burn in the Permian Basin, (Inside Climate News, March 2024)

New Paper Confirms Much Higher Methane Emissions From U.S. Oil Production (Daily Kos, March 2024)

Touring Ground Zero of the Methane Emergency (Powering the Planet, March 2024)

Quando os preços do gás natural esfriam, chamas queimam na Bacia do Permiano (Naturlink, March 2024)

Toxic Emissions: A Critical Assessment (February 2024)

Gas Detecting Camera Seemingly Captures Catastrophic Chevron Methane Leak (eBaum's World, January 2024)

2024 Videos

August 2024

Sharon took a Swiss TV crew out in the Permian and was featured in their look at US oil and gas production.

Shale gas: Damage Caused by French Imports

April 2024

France has banned hydraulic fracturing in its territories but imports fracked gas from the US. French company TotalEnergies is a world leader in this trade. Konbini visits and reports from Arlington, a city in Texas, to learn the impacts of Total's fracking operations there and interviews local activists including Sharon Wilson. They also visit Freeport, Texas, to learn about the impact of Total's LNG operations there for export to France. The original in French is on Konbini's Youtube channel.