{"id":6673,"date":"2014-03-24T08:41:47","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T15:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unrbep.org\/?p=6673"},"modified":"2014-03-24T08:41:47","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T15:41:47","slug":"houston-oil-company-endorses-nevadas-proposed-fracking-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/houston-oil-company-endorses-nevadas-proposed-fracking-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston oil company endorses Nevada\u2019s proposed fracking rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

Posted: March 24, 2014
\nSource: Fuel Fix.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

ELKO, Nev. (AP) \u2014 A Houston-based oil company has endorsed the state\u2019s proposed rules governing hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking.<\/p>\n

The proposed regulations support proven technologies to safely develop Nevada\u2019s oil and gas, said Kevin Vorhaben of Noble Energy Inc., which is exploring for oil in three Elko County locations.<\/p>\n

They also would ensure safety to human health and the environment, he said at a public workshop in Elko on Wednesday hosted the Nevada Division of Minerals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese innovative proposed rules support the use of proven horizontal holes and hydraulic fracturing technologies to safely develop Nevada\u2019s discovered and undiscovered oil and gas resources,\u201d Vorhaben said, calling the regulations \u201ctough\u201d and \u201cthorough.\u201d<\/p>\n

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But some residents viewed the company\u2019s endorsement as reason to wonder if the minerals division\u2019s proposed regulations are too lax, the Elko Daily Free Press reported<\/a><\/strong>.
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\n\u201cIt really makes me uncomfortable to hear representatives of an oil company endorsing the regulations that you have and how great they are,\u201d said Richard Sturm of Elko County.<\/p>\n

He noted BP\u2019s spill of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico occurred after a 2010 rig explosion despite regulations.<\/p>\n

Shannon Salter, a Las Vegas poet, said the issue is \u201cabout doing possible permanent damage to the earth,\u201d and wealthy oil companies stand to gain from fracking.<\/p>\n

Oil and gas developers employ hydraulic fracturing to boost production. The technique pumps water, fine sand and chemicals into wells to fracture open oil- and gas-bearing rock deposits.<\/p>\n

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The process has been controversial amid concern that fracking gone wrong could taint groundwater with hydrocarbons or fracking fluids containing toxic substances. The industry uses a variety of specially formulated fluids to facilitate fracking.<\/p>\n

Among other provisions, the state\u2019s proposed rules call for testing underground aquifers before and during oil extraction. They also require companies to disclose chemicals used and to notify the public about fracking operations.<\/p>\n

The Division of Minerals, which also held public workshops on its proposed regulations this week in Las Vegas and Carson City, is accepting online public comment on them through Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Posted: March 24, 2014 Source: Fuel Fix.com ELKO, Nev. (AP) \u2014 A Houston-based oil company has endorsed the state\u2019s proposed rules governing hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking. The proposed regulations support proven technologies to safely develop Nevada\u2019s oil and gas, said Kevin Vorhaben of Noble Energy Inc., which is exploring for oil in three … Continue reading Houston oil company endorses Nevada\u2019s proposed fracking rules<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6673"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6674,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6673\/revisions\/6674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}