Ceres Reports on Shale Gas Producers With Highest Water Sourcing Risk

摘要

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Encana Corp., Pioneer Natural Resources Co. and Apache Corp. have the highest exposure to water sourcing risk among shale energy producers in the United States and western Canada, according to a new report from the nonprofit Ceres. Most of the hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, wells being developed by these companies are in regions of high or extremely high water stress, the report said. The report, released Feb. 5, was based on water use data from more than 39,000 oil and gas wells reported to FracFocus.org from January 2011 to May 2013 and water stress indicator maps developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI).