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arcane1

(38,613 posts) Thu Apr 24, 2014, 04:28 PM Apr 2014

Major oil & gas firm to list drilling chemicals

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A major supplier to the oil and gas industry says it will begin disclosing 100 percent of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing fluid, with no exemptions for trade secrets. The move by Baker Hughes of Houston is a major shift; it's unclear if other firms will follow suit.

Environmental and health groups have criticized the industry for not disclosing all of the chemicals used in drilling.

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http://www.seattlepi.com/news/texas/article/Major-oil-gas-firm-to-list-drilling-chemicals-5427452.php

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Major oil & gas firm to list drilling chemicals (Original Post) arcane1 Apr 2014 OP

Two bits says we wont be able to pronounce half the chemicals Brother Buzz Apr 2014 #1

Brother Buzz

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1. Two bits says we wont be able to pronounce half the chemicals

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Thu Apr 24, 2014, 04:32 PM

Apr 2014

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