Interior Says FracFocus Website May Serve As Means for Fracking Disclosure Compliance

摘要

The FracFocus website, where chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing are listed for individual oil and natural gas wells, received a boost from the Interior Department on June 27 when Deputy Secretary David Hayes described the website as a promising vehicle for public disclosure of fracking chemicals. Interior's Bureau of Land Management, which is crafting updated regulations for hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, has suggested FracFocus might be an appropriate platform for requiring chemical disclosure while allowing protection of trade secrets. Hayes, speaking at a Platts Energy Podium, reinforced that cautious optimism about the website.