Pennsylvania Orders Cabot Oil and Gas to Stop Fracturing in Troubled County

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http://www.propublica.org/feature/pennsylvania-orders-cabot-to-stop-fracturing-in-troubled-county-925


After three chemical spills <1> in the past nine days, and following a history of environmental problems over the last year <2>, Pennsylvania officials have ordered Cabot Oil and Gas, one of the most active natural gas companies in the state, to stop its hydraulic fracturing operations in Susquehanna County pending an intensive review.

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The stop-work order, which was accompanied by new citations issued for the third spill, will interrupt development of seven new wells that Cabot is currently drilling, and intending to fracture, in Susquehanna County. The citations were similar to those levied earlier in the week, including a failure to contain fracturing fluids.

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In interviews earlier this week, Komoroski underscored that the spills had happened under the watch of two of its contractors: Halliburton, one of the world’s largest drilling service companies, and Baker Tanks, a tank transport company.

In recognition of those circumstances, Pennsylvania will require Cabot to post its new pollution prevention plan at each well site and make it available to all its contractors, something that is not normally required in the state.
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dirty Halliburton in the mix again

[Nikki Stone1]

1. Ah, Halliburton....

GRRR