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API Report: Amidst shale revolution, industry safer than ever
Injury and illness rate for U.S. oil, gas workers fell 45% from 2006 to 2015 by Jack Anderson, EnergyInDepth The American Petroleum Institute (API) released a new report last week that discusses the long history of hydraulic fracturing in the United States and forecasts the outlook for the future. Spoiler alert: the best may be […]
EPA issues 90-day stay on methane rule targeting oil and gas industry
EPA data show methane leakage rate for natural gas systems just 1.2% by Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday issued a 90-day compliance delay on the controversial Obama-era methane rule targeting new and modified oil and gas infrastructure. In a press release announcing the official action that EPA Administrator Scott […]
New EPA study indicates agency exaggerating methane emissions
Reported methane emissions from pneumatic controllers more than doubled in 2016 Ry Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth A new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study released last week indicates the agency may be greatly exaggerating oil and natural gas system methane emissions. By using a combination of extractive air sampling and remote optical gas imaging (OGI) tools […]
Shale production flourishes, New York landowners beg for Federal intervention
U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Energy released report that showed how devastating these decisions can be on New York By Nicole Jacobs, EnergyInDepth There was great news in the northeast this week, as the Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced that Ohio and Pennsylvania increased their natural gas production in 2016 by about 1.2 billion cubic […]
Important context on new duke spills study
No industry is 100% risk free, but steps taken to prevent environmental or public harm has increased by Nicole Jacobs, EnergyInDepth Today, Duke University published a study analyzing oil- and gas-related spill rates in four states, identifying 6,648 spills reported across Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota and Pennsylvania from 2005 to 2014. But, much like […]
Texas, Gulf Coast now home to US ‘largest continuous natural gas’ resource
Technology dramatically increasing amount of recoverable oil and natural gas reserves By Matt Mandel, EnergyInDepth The United States Geological Survey (USGS) released two new assessments last week, finding that the Bossier and Haynesville formations of the Gulf Coast hold an estimated 304.4 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas resources. Together, these […]
Flawed anti-fracking studies debunked, used by fractivists anyway
TEDX also claimed natural gas wells responsible for dangerous levels of chemicals found in air quality samples Ed. note: EnergyInDepth is an industry-funded and focused website. Despite the bias, we run these op-eds because they are generally well researched and contain plenty of links the reader can follow to do further research and come to their own […]
Latest Valdez paid-for story from Columbia Journalism School raises ethical concerns
Latest Rockefeller/Soros-funded “investigative reporting” received well deserved ridicule In case you missed it last week, the LA Times published yet another fake news piece authored by students at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, this time making the ridiculous claim that the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill was caused by climate change and ExxonMobil should have […]
National ‘Ban Fracking’ activist groups hide behind kids in oil and gas lawsuit
For activist groups, “signing up multiple children to be plaintiffs in the various lawsuits” consistent with age-old tactic In what the industry has called a flawed decision that imperils jobs and incomes, the Colorado Court of Appeals recently sided with youth environmentalists in a lawsuit against the state’s chief oil and gas regulators. That is, […]
Judge: Reverses ‘Gasland’ community’s $4.2 million award
Dimock, Penn. has long history of natural-occurring methane in area, misrepresented by Josh Fox in 2010 “Gasland” movie Now that the excitement has died down after news broke March 31 that a federal judge has ordered a retrial in last year’s highly-publicized Dimock nuisance case and thrown out a jury’s multi-million dollar award to plaintiffs, EID […]
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