Touted

The current debate over the impact of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) on water supplies got stirred up Wednesday by decades-old documents touted by both proponents and critics of the process.

While others have touted U.S. shale gas potential as equivalent to two Saudi Arabias, the western United States by itself could equal one, according to a report released earlier this month by an oil and natural gas advocacy group, Denver-based Western Energy Alliance. It contends that resources in the West could exceed today’s major U.S. energy imports by 2020.

While others have touted U.S. shale gas potential as equivalent to two Saudi Arabias, the western United States by itself could equal one, according to a report released Monday by an oil and natural gas advocacy group, Denver-based Western Energy Alliance. It contends that resources in the West could exceed today’s major U.S. energy imports by 2020.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for 21st Century Energy and a number of other groups last Thursday touted the launch of an initial well containment response system that provides the industry with new capabilities in the event of another deepwater incident in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for 21st Century Energy and a number of other groups on Thursday touted the launch of an initial well containment response system that provides the industry with new capabilities in the event of another deepwater incident in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).

Power generators and oil and natural gas producers Wednesday touted the benefits of natural gas in reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and called on Congress to expand its role in climate change legislation by providing incentives (see Daily GPI, Oct. 20). But a large industrial company and major gas consumer cautioned lawmakers about making a “dash to natural gas.”

Obama administration officials Wednesday touted draft House legislation that would cap and trade greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, calling it a jobs-creation bill that would not adversely effect the economy and energy prices. However, they had little data to back up their claims.

The Department of Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) Monday touted its royalty-in-kind (RIK) program in an annual report to Congress, reporting that its benefits for fiscal year (FY) 2007 more than doubled those of the previous year.

Seeking to clear the last hurdle with Washington state regulators, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) on Tuesday touted 10-year benefits of $100 million to its utility customers from a proposed merger with a private consortium led by Macquarie Capital Group and including Australian and Canadian investors.