All Posts Tagged With: "hydraulic fracturing"
Encana Wants More Time from EPA to Respond to Water Contamination Report
Last Friday the energy company sent a letter to Paul Antastas, assistant administrator of the EPA’s Office of Research and Development. In it, Encana asked the EPA to lengthen the 45-day comment period — which is set to expire on January 27 — for comments on a report the agency issued last month on its study of groundwater contamination near the town of Pavillion.
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Group Says Study Needed on Shale Gas
Health Effects
Advances in hydraulic fracturing drilling techniques have revolutionized the natural gas industry, but researchers said more must be done to evaluate what the shale boom means for the those living near wells.
10Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Encana Slams EPA Over ‘Not Factual’
Pavillion Draft Report
In a detailed press release to media, the energy company noted that many of the EPA’s findings from its recent deep monitoring wells, including those related to any potential connection between fracking and Pavillion groundwater quality, “are conjecture, not factual, and only serve to trigger undue alarm.”
13Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
EPA Draft Links Fracking, Groundwater Contamination in Pavillion
The finding set off calls for tighter rules on the fracking process. But Governor Mead called for more research, warning the EPA study could have “a critical impact on the energy industry and the country. He called the draft study
as “scientifically questionable,” and said more testing
is needed.
Natural Gas Projected to Power Job Growth, U.S. Economy
A nationwide boom in production is set to fuel nearly 900,000 jobs and add roughly $1,000 to annual household budgets by 2015, according to a new industry study from IHS Global Insight. But concerns about environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing could temper the growth.
7Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
GOPers Blast Administration’s Expanding Fracking Regs
The Interior Department is in the process of updating rules for hydraulic fracturing on public lands and developing a proposal to require disclosure of chemicals used in the drilling technique. The fear is it will stymie tapping the nation’s huge shale gas and oil reserves.
17Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Regional Focus: Oil And Gas Regulatory War Heating Up
Speaking in Denver last week, EPA administrator Lisa Jackson said the federal government has a role in regulating oil and gas drilling activity – establishing ozone levels for hydraulic fracturing emissions, providing guidance on water issues – but that state
and local governments must take the lead.
Bigger Players Bring Seismic Shift to Shale
Last week’s Kinder Morgan-El Paso pipeline merger announcement was the latest in a flurry of big-money deals that are ushering major energy corporations into the booming business of natural gas in North America’s complex shale rock formations.
25Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Breaking News — EPA to Regulate Fracking Wastewater Disposal
Federal environmental regulators say they will develop national standards for disposal of the polluted “produced water” generated by hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The agency said it will draft standards for fracking wastewater that drillers would have to meet before sending it to treatment plants.
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Industry Pushes Back on Shale Gas Recommendations
The American Petroleum Institute is filing 10 pages of comments that take issue with several of the group’s recommendations, which was tapped by Energy Secretary Chu to study ways to boost the safety and environmental performance of U.S. natural gas production.
18Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Industry Group Criticizes New EPA
Ozone Proposal
The American Petroleum Institute referenced a study it commissioned that says the EPA statements on health benefits from lowering the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards grossly misrepresent what EPA actually estimates as possible benefits from reducing public ozone exposure.
29Jul2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
GOP Wants Major Industry Voice on
Fracking Panel
“The committee is concerned that the selected panel members will not adequately represent industry perspectives, and therefore will not foster a spirit of partnership among industry, environmental and governmental parties,” states the report of House Appropriations Committee views.
17Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
State Postpones Oil & Gas Lease Form Changes
The State Board of Land Commissioners tabled a proposal intended to bring the lease agreement up to modern industry standards. State representatives say the move is needed to update practices but energy representatives say there are problems with it.
6Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Chu Urges Energy Companies to “Step Forward” on Fracking Best Practices
During an interview on Monday, he said, “We need to look into this, that it’s possible to extract that shale gas in a way that protects the water.” “We would need some of the leaders in the industry to step forward …
26Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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