The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was put in the hot seat Friday as House lawmakers took the agency to task for its flawed reports on hydraulic fracturing (fracking), most notably the December 2011 report that found groundwater in Pavillion, WY, to be contaminated. That report was later retracted. And before directing any more funds to the EPA for reseach into fracking, the lawmakers demanded that the agency provide Congress with more information on their reseach activities so far.
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Cabot: Methane Present in Water Wells Before Gas Drilling
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. and GSI Environmental Inc. are questioning a Duke University study that found a link between hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and increased cases of gas migration in northeastern Pennsylvania.
January 23, 2012
Cabot: Methane Present in Water Wells Before Gas Drilling
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. and GSI Environmental Inc. are questioning a Duke University study that found a link between hydraulic fracturing and increased cases of gas migration in northeastern Pennsylvania.
January 18, 2012
Gazprom Doubts European Shale Prospects
The board of directors of Russian natural gas giant OAO Gazprom sounded another blast on its shale gas alarm last Tuesday, questioning the environmental and economic viability of the process that is overhauling North American markets and promising to do the same in Europe.
December 5, 2011
Gazprom Doubts European Shale Prospects
The board of directors of Russian natural gas giant OAO Gazprom sounded another blast on its shale gas alarm Tuesday, questioning the environmental and economic viability of the process that is overhauling North American markets and promising to do the same in Europe.
December 1, 2011
Think Tank Throws Water on Marcellus Jobs Report
A think tank is questioning the importance of Marcellus Shale development in Pennsylvania’s employment picture.
June 23, 2011
Futures Decline Brings $3.155 Low Into Question
Natural gas futures followed big brother crude’s lead lower for a second consecutive session, which had at least one veteran broker questioning the safety of the natural gas $3.155 low for the move recorded back on April 27. August natural gas futures shaved 5.8 cents during Tuesday’s regular session to close at $3.429.
July 8, 2009
Raymond James Sees ‘Substantial’ Year-to-Year Gas Demand Increase
Questioning whether the natural gas market is currently in a “doom & gloom” or “demand boom” period, Raymond James analyst J. Marshall Adkins said one year after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation there should be a “substantial” year-over-year natural gas demand increase.
August 29, 2006
MoPSC Questions Panhandle Eastern’s Wholesale Compressor Replacements
The Missouri Public Service Commission (MoPSC) has filed comments questioning Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line’s “wholesale replacement” of 71 mainline compressors with 15 new ones — while keeping the same overall horsepower of 118,720 — at a cost $192 million (CP06-272).
June 20, 2006
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Sierra Pacific CEO Pushes Aggressive Construction Plans for Fast-Growing Region
Questioning the viability of a major proposed new coal plant by a well-heeled Sempra Energy unit in his state, Reno-based Sierra Pacific Resources CEO Walter Higgins last Monday bullishly outlined his companies’ plans for the largest energy project it has ever undertaken in Nevada. He noted there is plenty of room for other new power plant projects in the state, but their developers should seek interconnections with one of his company’s two utilities.
January 16, 2006
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