EnCana answers by Gerard Protti, EnCana Executive VP, June 24, 2005, Report on Business Magazine, Globe and Mail
EnCana has not withheld information about our proposed energy development plans from the residents of Rosebud, a region where EnCana has been producing natural gas for more than 40 years. Rather, because of the sensitivities around natural gas produced from coal seams, EnCana has gone the extra mile to ensure that plans are clear. This includes providing a hydrologist to talk to landowners about the unique geology of the Horseshoe Canyon area near Rosebud, where the targeted CBM formations do not produce water. The story went on at length about problems encountered in other jurisdictions such as Wyoming, rather than focusing on the facts about coal bed methane production in Alberta….