More American Energy Security, Brought to You by Fracking
A new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that natural gas imports last year were at their lowest level in almost 30 years. Thanks to fracking, U.S. natural gas production has increased significantly in recent years, while net imports of natural gas have dramatically declined since 2007.
Read moreAnother Study Concludes Fracking Is Not Polluting Water
Out of State Activist Groups Successfully Lobbied Feds to Block Drilling in Texas
Anti-fracking groups headquartered in Arizona, California, and Washington, D.C., are bragging that they were able to stop oil and natural gas drilling in Texas, according to a press release from earlier this week.
Read moreReport: Drilling Costs in Texas Fall Nearly 30 Percent
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The cost to drill an oil or natural gas well has fallen by as much as 30 percent since 2012, according to a new report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and research firm IHS Global. The report analyzed the costs associated with drilling and production in four shale fields across four states, as well as offshore development in the Gulf of Mexico.
Read moreIgnoring Own Study, Army Corps of Engineers Proposes New Fracking Restrictions
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Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released a report on the safety implications of drilling, hydraulic fracturing and production near the Joe Pool Dam. It appears the USACE ignored their own study and instead recommended that oil and natural gas development should be moved farther away from the dam at Joe Pool Lake. The current USACE recommendation is a buffer zone of 3,000 feet from all dam features, but the USACE argues the exclusion zone should extend another 1,000 feet, to 4,000 feet from the dam.
Read moreEIA Report: Fracking Responsible for Half of U.S. Crude Oil Production
A recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that hydraulically fractured wells made-up about 51 percent of the total crude production in the U.S in 2015. Using well completion and production data from DrillingInfo and the research firm IHS Global Insight, EIA estimates that crude oil production from fracked wells increased from less than 2 percent of the U.S. total in 2000, to over 50 percent in 2015.
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Studies Confirm North Texas Fracking Is Protective of Public Health
Numerous studies have shown that natural gas development (including fracking) is protective of public health, contrary to what anti-fracking activists have claimed. But don’t just take our word for it. Here’s a list of scientific reports and peer-reviewed studies, authored by health experts who focused specifically on the Barnett Shale region in North Texas.
Read moreUniversity of Texas Energy Poll Finds Growing Support for Fracking
Support for fracking is on the rise and opposition has slightly declined, according to a new poll from the University of Texas. The survey also finds that support for fracking exceeds opposition by a ten point margin.
The poll, which was conducted last month and released last week, also found U.S. energy security to be one of Americans’ top concerns. Dependence on Middle Eastern oil was the second biggest concern, behind only terrorism.
SOURCE: University of Texas Energy Poll, Spring 2016
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