Barnett Shale Energy Education Council
The Barnett Shale Energy Education Council (BSEEC) is a community resource that provides information to the public about gas drilling and production in the Barnett Shale region in North Texas.
Pipeline development is important for the future of the Barnett Shale and the U.S. energy supply.
Natural gas production from the Barnett Shale is increasingly important to the U.S. natural gas supply and our country’s energy independence.
Read More View AllOn Saturday, June 16, the documentary film “Truthland” will make its first official screening to audiences in Columbus, Ohio, followed by a 35-stop screening tour across more than 12 U.S. states. “Truthland” comes as a response to the 2010 Josh Fox documentary film “Gasland,” a film that skewed audience’s beliefs about natural gas drilling.
Read More View AllA new study of methane emissions from unconventional natural gas production was released on June 4, 2012, contradicting the estimates found by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The study, entitled “Characterizing Pivotal Sources of Methane Emissions from Unconventional Natural Gas Production,” was conducted by URS Corporation and The LEVON Group and sponsored by America's Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API). The results state that the EPA’s overall estimate of methane emissions from hydraulic fracturing of unconventional natural gas wells is vastly overstated.
Read More View AllA Dallas-based company, AmericaCNG, announced this month that they will be equipping 300 Roady’s Truck Stops with natural gas fueling equipment. This comes on the heels of a recent announcement by Clean Energy Fuels to install natural gas fueling equipment at 250 Pilot and Flying J truck stops nationwide.
Read More View AllOn April 27, 2012, the Railroad Commission of Texas announced that it has grant funds available for public fleets. The grant money, which totals $700,000, would be used to assist school districts and cities, for example, if they purchase new low-emission natural gas vehicles for their fleets.
Read More View AllEver since the Environmental Defense Fund published a paper by Al Armendariz in 2009 alleging that emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from natural gas operations in the Barnett Shale are greater than VOCs from all the cars and trucks in the region, the statement has been repeated over and over as if it were fact (for example here). The paper and its conclusions were thoroughly disputed at the time and TCEQ’s analyses have never supported that claim.
Read More View AllDid you know that the Dallas-Fort Worth area has been classified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a nine-county, ozone non-attainment area since 1997, long before the Barnett Shale began development? So what is the source of the ozone problem that is regularly mentioned?
Read More View AllIn short, yes. The term “fracking,” which is (supposedly) shorthand for the well completion process of hydraulic fracturing, is actually correctly spelled “frac’ing.” Fracking has become the most used word to describe natural gas from shale deposits, such as the Barnett Shale.
Read More View AllThere are many positive characteristics of natural gas, the main benefit being that natural gas is the lowest-carbon fuel. The numerous advantageous aspects of natural gas have long been recognized. For instance, the Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels & Advanced Vehicles Data Center says that CNG (compressed natural gas) is 26% less carbon-intensive than gasoline.
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