And at what cost? Training, consulting fees, data tracking and ultimate reporting will cost one large independent an estimated $10-$20 million per year. It’s estimated that one species alone, the dune sagebrush lizard, could cost oil and natural gas producers, and state and private royalty owners hundreds of millions of dollars over the next ten years.īut perhaps most troubling could be the reporting of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions on oil and gas facilities in the field. Fish and Wildlife Services now considering the addition of 100 Texas species to the endangered species list. But the EPA’s arbitrary and shameful actions proved the agency can target any company at random and force them to clean up, at their own expense, a problem they had nothing to do with.Īnd more costly regulations are on the horizon with the U.S.
After testing was complete, the contamination was found to be naturally occurring and in no way related to drilling. In 2010, the EPA slapped a remediation order on a natural gas producer in Texas while the state’s oil and gas regulation agency was still conducting tests regarding alleged water well contamination. and many other every day, lawful activities." Fortunately, North Dakota Federal judge Daniel Hovland had the good sense to dismiss the complaint saying "To be consistent, the government would have to criminalize driving, construction, airplane flights, farming, electricity and wind turbines.
Meanwhile, the Administration is in the process of fast-tracking wind energy development across the United States and providing legal protection to wind operators that kill an estimated 440,000 birds a year.
The maximum penalty per dead bird is a $15,000 fine and six months in jail. The Administration sued seven oil companies for the deaths of 28 birds in North Dakota. Speaking of Hitchcock, let’s talk about birds.
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