This report focuses on the growth in U.S. oil and natural gas production driven primarily by tight oil formations and shale gas formations. It also reviews selected federal environmental regulatory and research initiatives related to unconventional oil and gas extraction, including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hydraulic fracturing rule (expected in January 2015) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions.
| Author: Congressional Research Service |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Jan 05, 2015 |
| Number of Pages: 30 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1507543301 |
| ISBN-13: 9781507543306 |