The debate surrounding the use of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling as part of oil and natural gas development has certainly reached the national stage, but the American Petroleum Institute – the industry lobby – has not lost sight of stakeholders at the state level.
The group is holding a series of workshops in various cities throughout the country designed to educate interested parties about how API creates industry standards and guidance. When followed by drillers and contractors, those practice are intended to ensure safety and responsible environmental stewardship. AOL Energy attended one of these workshop shops on earlier this month in the New York the state capital of Albany.
The industry was represented by New York State Petroleum Council Executive Director, Karen Moreau; Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York member John Holko; Geologist and Industry Consultant Jeff Brami; and API executive David Miller. The audience consisted of local government officials, community members and other interested parties.
The group is holding a series of workshops in various cities throughout the country designed to educate interested parties about how API creates industry standards and guidance. When followed by drillers and contractors, those practice are intended to ensure safety and responsible environmental stewardship. AOL Energy attended one of these workshop shops on earlier this month in the New York the state capital of Albany.
The industry was represented by New York State Petroleum Council Executive Director, Karen Moreau; Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York member John Holko; Geologist and Industry Consultant Jeff Brami; and API executive David Miller. The audience consisted of local government officials, community members and other interested parties.
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