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WASHINGTON, November 2, 2009 - The American Petroleum Institute today published a new guidance document outlining current best-industry practices for the proper drilling and cementing of wells that are being hydraulically fractured. The document, API HF1, Hydraulic Fracturing Operations - Well Construction and Integrity Guideline, is designed to ensure that shallow ground water aquifers and the environment are protected throughout the drilling, completion, and production phases of a well’s life.

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2009, – 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.

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2009 - U.S. oil and natural gas production would drop significantly if Congress passes legislation to place additional federal regulations on the use of a widely used well-completion technique known as hydraulic fracturing, according to a new study. Jobs could be lost, government revenues would fall and the U.S. would be less energy secure.

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2009 – The American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement today regarding the Ground Water Protection Council study on regulation of oil and gas field activities: