Natural Gas
Fracking-related methane emissions much lower than previously estimated
Last week saw the publication of an important scientific study on methane emissions at natural gas well sites – a study that should help inform our public policy debates about hydraulic fracturing. It provides additional evidence that, when undertaken using industry best practices, hydraulic fracturing can produce shale energy safely and responsibly.
Governors explain energy regulation
The George W. Bush Institute held a thoughtful conference on energy regulation yesterday in Dallas. I was particularly struck by the panel discussion featuring governors from two states that know a thing or two about energy production.
An award-winning performance in reducing emissions
The drop in GHG emissions over the last two decades is an environmental success story, with a number of characters playing significant roles. As it happens, the lead role has been turned in by the oil and natural gas industry.
Measuring Mitchell’s legacy
Hydraulic fracturing pioneer George Mitchell was worth roughly $2 billion when he died. That’s an extraordinary amount of money. But it pales in comparison to the amount of new wealth created every year as a direct consequence of the shale energy revolution that George Mitchell helped bring into existence.
Oil production: One more thing that’s bigger in Texas
It’s often said that everything’s bigger in Texas. These days, that couldn’t be truer with respect to oil production in the Lone Star State, where output has doubled in just a little more than two years. May saw the highest daily output the state has experienced since April 1982.
Obama Administration missing the mark on exports?
Given the Obama administration’s struggles to increase exports, it’s baffling that officials continue to hold back on one of the surest ways to expand trade of American products to other nations. I am speaking of proposals to export liquefied natural gas (LNG).
