The oil and gas industry has made various claims. They have cherry picked sentences to support their claims, but further reading and investigation reveal they are not telling the whole truth.
Effort to End Colorado Natural Gas and Oil Development Going Nowhere, Says Civitas CEO
February 29, 2024
Another attempt to phase out natural gas and oil drilling in Colorado is ramping up, but it’s unlikely to advance, Civitas Resources Inc. CEO Christopher Doyle said Wednesday. Doyle helmed a conference call with analysts to discuss fourth quarter results and the outlook for 2024. Most of the discussion centered on the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin in Colorado, as well as the recently acquired assets in the Permian Basin.Â
EARTHWORKS FIELD SURVEY 2023 REPORT FOR COLORADO
By Andrew Kloster
Colorado Field Advocate for Earthworks
Earthworks documented harmful pollution at one quarter of oil and gas facilities surveyed in 2023
In 2023, Earthworks conducted 288 surveys with an optical gas imaging (OGI) camera at 171 oil and gas facilities in Colorado, including well sites, compressor stations, storage facilities, waste disposal facilities, and gas plants. We observed methane and ozone-forming pollution during 67 of those surveys at 46 separate facilities due to venting storage tanks, inefficient combustion, malfunctioning or leaking equipment, and pre production activities like drilling and fracking. This means that we documented the release of harmful pollutants during a quarter of our surveys and at a quarter of the facilities we surveyed, which is comparable to our 2022 survey findings.
Fracking Doesn’t Harm Our Water
Coloradans For Responsible Energy Development have made some bold claims citing a study from the Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas. Let’s debunk those using their own evidence. It is also critical to note that Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development is an alliance of oil companies comprising of Occidental, Chevron, PDC Energy, Bayswater Exploration and Production, DCP Midstream, and Liberty Energy.
Fracking Does Not Impact Water Quality in Colorado.
Energy in Depth continues to use outdated EPA reports and evidence to support their claims. Let’s See what the revised report really says.
