All Posts Tagged With: "hydraulic fracturing"

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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.

9Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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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
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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
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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.

7Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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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
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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.

20Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Encana Joining Voluntary Fracking Database

Encana coming on board will help the momentum of the new online resource, which industry representatives say will gather steam as more companies join the national database and provide specific well information.

20Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Are Natural Gas Emissions a Greater Threat Than Those of Coal?

Yes, according to a new study from Cornell University, which concludes that using hydraulic fracturing for NG extraction generates more greenhouse-gas emissions than burning coal. But the American Petroleum Institute says the study was based on weak data regarding methane leaks.

12Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Feds Plan Broad-Based Panel to Examine
Fracking Risks

The subcommittee will work to identify, within 90 days, any immediate steps that can be taken to improve the safety and environmental performance of fracking, and to develop, within six months, recommendations on practices for shale extraction to ensure the protection of public health and the environment.

4Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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