Tag: Hydraulic Fracturing
API: Onerous methane regulations threaten emissions reduction progress
NERA Economic Consulting found inconsistencies and other issues with calculations the administration used to generate the social cost of methane emissions WASHINGTON, December 4, 2015 – EPA’s proposal for additional methane emissions regulations on oil and gas wells and transmission are duplicative and costly, Howard Feldman, senior director of regulatory and scientific affairs, told reporters […]
Fracking bans not evidenced based
Calls for fracking bans unjustified given the results of research into the risks By Kenneth P. Green and Taylor Jackson for Troy Media VANCOUVER, B.C. – There’s never a dull moment in the debate over the safety of hydraulic fracturing – a process where water, sand, and a small amount of chemicals under high pressure are used to […]
Largest study yet on effects of fracking find no evidence of water well contamination
Fracking researchers covered 7,400 square kms over 3 years, taking 64 samples from drinking water wells on residential properties In the largest study of its kind, a Yale University-led investigation found no evidence fracking is responsible for contamination of drinking water well near the Marcellus Shale in NE Pennsylvania. The deep hydraulic fracturing of shale horizons, underground storage tanks, well […]
New fracking standards address well integrity, groundwater protection – API
API fracking standards meant to work with state regulation, oversight New editions of API’s hydraulic fracturing (fracking) standards have been published, providing the latest technical direction for operators on improving well integrity, groundwater protection, and environmental safety. Fracking has unlocked vast energy resources, saving billions for consumers and putting America on a path to true energy security, […]
New fracking, disposal well guidelines issued on handling induced earthquakes
Fracking, wastewater disposal can cause earthquakes, but they are rare: Report COLUMBUS, Ohio – A group of U.S. drilling states, seismologists, academics and industry experts issued guidance Monday in a frank new report on handling human-induced earthquakes caused by hydraulic fracturing or the disposal of fracking wastewater. The 150-page report, produced by the StatesFirst initiative, represents […]
How Environmental NGOs use junk science, hysteria about fracking-induced earthquakes to trash energy projects – Part 2
Regulators do a good job of monitoring fracking-induced earthquakes, putting mitigation plans in place In Part 1 of this column I examined how ENGOs and their “experts” used flimsy science and exaggerated claims to call for the end of fracking in NE British Columbia. In Part 2, I deflate their criticisms of fracking-induced earthquakes. There […]
How Environmental NGOs use junk science, hysteria about fracking-induced earthquakes to trash energy projects – Part 1
Part 2 of column will show how facts don’t line up with ENGO’s version of fracking-induced earthquakes Recent controversy about fracking-induced earthquakes in NE British Columbia illustrates how North American environmental NGOs use junk science and hysteria to distort the public debate over energy infrastructure projects. The discussion was kicked off by an Aug. 17 4.6 […]
NE BC 4.6 earthquake link to fracking not yet confirmed
BC Oil and Gas Commission enforcing mitigation plan, such as reduced fracking pressures A natural gas producer in northeastern British Columbia that halted work after a 4.6-magnitude earthquake last week says its fracking operation maybe not be the cause of the seismic activity. Progress Energy, which is owned by Malaysia’s Petronas and has been linked to the largest […]
Trican sells Russian fracking business, refocuses on USA, Canada
Trican also terminated operations Australia, suspended business in Colombia, Saudi Arabia International service company Trican Well Service Ltd. has closed of the sale of its Russian pressure pumping business, saying it wants to focus on the North American market. The transaction involves the sale of all shares of Trican Well Service LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Calgary-based […]
Marcellus, Utica account for 85% increase in American gas production since 2012
Marcellus shale located in Pennsylvania/West Virginia, Utica in Ohio The United States has become a major natural gas producer and much of the recent growth has come from the Marcellus and Utica regions, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Since January 2012, natural gas production in the Marcellus and Utica shale has accounted for 85% of the […]
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