All Posts Tagged With: "American Petroleum Institute"
Industry Battles Claims That Leases Are Languishing
They’re refuting allegations they are sitting idle on drilling leases covering tens of millions of acres while the cost of crude is climbing. “It is a convenient way to detract attention from policies that undermine the mission of supplying Americans with the energy they need,” said API’s Erik Milito.
1Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedAPI Backs Voluntarily Plan to Disclose
Fracking Ingredients
Industry leaders have been trying to fend off proposals for federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing and wage a PR battle against environmentalists who say the well-completion technique is risky. The Interior Department also is considering disclosure requirements for natural gas wells drilled on public lands.
16Dec2010 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedSalazar’s Juggling Act on Oil Shale
The Interior Secretary executed a nice pirouette last week, ordering an investigation of last-minute oil shale leases granted by the exiting Bush Administration earlier this year while, at the same time, instituting a second round of those leases in the Green River basin of Colorado and Utah.
28Oct2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued