A large coalition of public health and environmental groups has launched a campaign to regulate chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and other exploration and production (E&P) processes at the source, petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require disclosure from chemical manufacturers and processors.
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Petition Targets E&P Chemicals Manufacturers
A large coalition of public health and environmental groups has launched a campaign to regulate chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and other exploration and production (E&P) processes at the source, petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require disclosure from chemical manufacturers and processors.
Nabors CEO: Pressure Pumping Business Rebounds in June
The “pace” of new hydraulic fracturing (fracking) equipment deliveries to North America’s onshore resource plays is back on track after a frustrating three-month delay caused by a wet spring in the Marcellus Shale, harsh conditions in North Dakota and delayed equipment deliveries, the CEO of Nabors Industries Ltd. said Wednesday.
California Fracking Bill Clears First Senate Hurdle
A bill aimed at chemical disclosure in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) passed its first hurdle Tuesday in the California Senate, passing out of the Natural Resources and Water Committee with opposing industry groups and lawmakers all indicating that a compromise that should facilitate the measure’s continuing legislative journey is close at hand (see Shale Daily, June 14). AB 591 next goes to the Senate Environmental Quality (EQ) Committee.
PA DEP Execs Blast Duke Study, NY Times Article on Fracking
Biased. Irresponsible. Unfathomable. And just plain wrong.
ExxonMobil, Chevron Heeding Mistrust of Hydrofracking
ExxonMobil Corp. this week launched a public relations campaign while Chevron Corp. is working with industry groups to assure the public that drilling unconventional wells using hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) is safe. The moves preceded separate annual meetings where shareholders voiced growing support for more disclosure about the well stimulation practices.
Texas Senator Might Block Fracking Bill
Texas legislation that would require disclosure of the contents of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluid, which was passed recently by the House, might stall in the Senate as the chair of that body’s Natural Resources Committee said he was unaware of the bill until recently and is concerned about “unintended consequences.”
New York IOGA Urges State to Complete Frack Study
New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) should complete work on a supplemental generic environmental impact statement (SGEIS) on hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) by July 1 and the State Assembly should “reject all forms of obstructive legislation” that would delay natural gas development, according to letters sent to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers by the The Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York (IOGA).
Atlas Striving for 100% Water Reuse in Marcellus
Stung by a recent fine for allowing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluids to contaminate a watershed, Atlas Resources has set a goal of 100% reuse of flowback and production brine water as part of a strategy it believes is fundamental to sustainable operations in the Marcellus Shale.