The Next Step for the Shale Boom: Using Chinook Engines as Fracking Pumps

The Next Step for the Shale Boom: Using Chinook Engines as Fracking Pumps

Engines which once moved marines around Iraq and Afghanistan, are now being used to move millions of gallons of water in the state of Louisiana.Two Louisiana companies believe that using retired military helicopter engines to pump the millions of gallons of water, sand, and chemicals needed for hydraulic fracturing, could be the future for the US shale boom.Related article: Will Washington Allow U

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