There are many myths circulating that natural gas wells are not regulated. It is also believed that they have some how been made exempt from various regulations. In actuality, federal and state laws and regulations heavily regulate natural gas drilling and production. This chart shows the federal laws that apply to every stage of gas drilling, from well construction to production.

Manufactured issues relating to the natural gas and oil industry are unending. The industry is constantly defending itself against improper information that is either out of context or inaccurate.

The state budget prospects laid out recently by Texas Comptroller Susan Combs in the Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) were rosy, thanks to the natural gas and crude oil industries. Taxes from natural gas and oil increased 41 percent in fiscal 2012, triple the increases for total collections statewide.

Hydraulic fracturing is a hot topic these days. If you Google “hydraulic fracturing,” you get just under 1 million results, most of which are positive, informational pieces explaining what the process is and how it works. If you Google “fracking,” however – the invented word that has become a shorthand description for gas shale development in general – you get more than 3 million results, many of which are negative in the sense that they are not factual.

The war between Texas and the EPA escalated on dual fronts on Friday. Read more.

WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 3 -- The American Petroleum Institute’s two top officials expressed concern over the White House’s apparent omission from its Dec. 3 jobs forum of chief executives from the oil and gas industry. Read more

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