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These best practices are developed by industry experts in a variety of areas of technology and operations
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America’s oil and natural gas industry considers safety its top priority and is committed to developing the technologies, standards and best practices, and programs needed to help ensure that workplace safety is at the forefront of our activities.
Also, see API's latest Issue Papers which provides information on topics from access to offshore oil and natural gas to fuel prices and the impact of taxes on the industry.
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The U.S. economy could suffer a severe blow if federal regulators demand duplicative oversight of hydraulic fracturing, a commonly used well-stimulation and completion technology already regulated by the states, part two of a three-part study by IHS Global Insight has found.
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This standard provides environmentally sound practices, including reclamation guidelines, for domestic onshore oil and gas production operations.
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The purpose of this document is to provide guidance and highlight industry recommended practices for well construction and integrity for those wells that will be hydraulically fractured. The guidance provided here will help to ensure that shallow groundwater aquifers and the environment will be protected, while also enabling economically viable development of oil and natural gas resources.
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The purpose of this guidance document is to identify and describe many of the current industry best practices used to minimize environmental and societal impacts associated with the acquisition, use, management, treatment, and disposal of water and other fluids associated with the process of hydraulic fracturing.
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The purpose of this guidance document is to identify and describe practices currently used in the oil and natural gas industry to minimize surface environmental impacts.
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This standard contains practices for isolating potential flow zones, an integral element in maintaining well integrity.
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Well construction practices that are standard in the industry and that are enforced by virtually all states effectively protect underground sources of drinking water from impacts related to oil and gas exploration and production activities, including hydraulic fracturing.
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This study estimates the economic impacts of current and future Marcellus development activity.
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See how natural gas resources are vital to our country’s energy security and economy.
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The connection of a security problem with oil use can be traced to early 20th century concern over access to fuel as the world’s major navies shifted to oil power. Modern day concern over oil security, however, is broader than access to military fuel.
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The U.S. oil and natural gas industry has long operated globally, often in unstable regions overseas where security is an integral part of providing for the world’s energy needs. After September 11th, 2001, the industry partnered with federal and local authorities to reevaluate and strengthen our domestic security.
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