je.st
news
Year after Wyo. blowout, no fines for Chesapeake
2013-04-12 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A company that owns a Wyoming oil well that blew out and forced 50 people to flee their homes has not been fined in the year since the accident because the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission determined none of its rules were violated. A group of landowners and at least one affected couple were upset by the inaction against Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp., even though the commission said human error contributed to the complete loss of control over the well last April 24 five...
Tags: year
fines
chesapeake
blowout
Category:Electronics and Electrical