News & Updates

Natural Gas Company's Disclosure Decision Could Change Fracking Debate

July 15, 2010 (New York Times) A Texas natural gas producer's decision to voluntarily disclose the chemicals it injects into the ground could prompt other drillers to do the same, and pave the way for regulators to require such disclosure.

Wyoming approves 'fracking' disclosure rules

June 8, 2010 (Associated Press) CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A state agency that oversees oil and gas development voted Tuesday to require energy companies to disclose what chemicals they're pumping underground to improve the flow of oil and gas into well bores.

Gov. Hoeven tells EPA that N.D. can handle fracturing

May 16, 2010 (Bismarck Tribune) Gov. John Hoeven has had a series of meetings with Environmental Protection Agency leaders as the agency moves forward with a process that could end in its regulation of an oil drilling process known as fracturing.

Offshore drilling agency to undergo radical overhaul, Salazar announces

May 12, 2010 (Washington Post). The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it would radically overhaul the government agency that oversees offshore drilling operations, under scrutiny since the oil rig explosion in the gulf.

Governor Rendell: Leading Oilfield Services Company to Increase Operations in PA, Create More Than 50 Jobs in Jefferson County

May 11, 2010 HARRISBURG, Pa., (PRNewswire-USNewswire) -- A new investment by Pennsylvania will help a leading oilfield services company expand its operations in Jefferson County and create more than 50 jobs, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today.

Shale Gas Will Rock the World

May 10, 2010 (WSJ) Huge discoveries of natural gas promise to shake up the energy markets and geopolitics. And that's just for starters.  There's an energy revolution brewing right under our feet. 

Keep it in perspective

May 5, 2010 (Deseret News editorial). Before members of Congress begin to fall over each other and the president changes his mind on offshore drilling, it's important to keep some things in perspective.

IOGCC Ready to Play Leadership Role in EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study

April 2010 (IOGCC) On behalf of the nation’s 38 oil and natural gas producing states, the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) stepped forward to lead as one of the most prominent stakeholders in the hydraulic fracturing study.

Panel Recommends Against Life Cycle Fracking Study

April 9, 2010 (Clean Skies.com)  An EPA panel says the agency should not take a look at the full life-cycle of hydraulic fracturing when it conducts a study of the controversial natural gas drilling method for Congress starting later this year.

Offshore drilling might make environmental sense

April 2, 2010 (Washington Post) Prof. Eric Smith of the University of California Santa Barbara highlights some of the reasons why