Chief Oil & Gas controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2014
Drilling into another well
Chief was fined after drilling into another well and was accused of attempting to conceal the incident from regulators.
2011
Pennsylvania environmental fines
Pennsylvania regulators fined a Chief subsidiary over a hydrostatic testing-water release and separately fined the company over a hydraulic-oil spill and drill-pit maintenance failures.
2010
Political contribution controversy
Trevor Rees-Jones donated $50,000 to Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett. Critics alleged that the contribution could have been connected to positions on severance taxation and environmental protections related to natural-gas drilling. The available account does not establish that the allegation was proven.
2010
Well blowout and fire in West Virginia
A blowout and fire at a Chief-owned site in Moundsville injured seven contractors and continued for several days. Reported shortcomings in emergency-response instructions became part of the controversy.