EPA Begins Study in Shale Gas Drilling

Oil & Natural Gas / Gas Shales / Related Environmental Issues / Environmental Impact

Date posted: 06/16/10

A short news article from Reuters published May 18, 2010. The EPA study, which the agency said could take two years to complete, will put the spotlight on the possible dangers of hydraulic fracturing at a time when major oil companies such as Exxon Mobil, BP, Statoil and Total are pouring investment into the shale-gas sector.