Election 2016: What is at Stake for Fracking?

SUGAR LAND--July 8, 2016--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--A hot button issue at the best of times, hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," has been a campaign issue for the 2016 presidential election. With presumptive Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton stating that she would increase regulation on fracking to the point that it would no longer be a viable practice, and her opponent Donald Trump professing his support for fracking as a path to energy independence, the lines are clearly drawn. However cutting through the rhetoric, what is at stake? How much spending, specifically in natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) pipelines could be affected, positively or negatively, by the election of one candidate or the other? According to Industrial Info, in the U.S., there is $40.9 billion in active project spending on natural gas and NGL transmission infrastructure in the U.S. Is it all on the chopping block or will the results of the election result in business as usual? Within this article: Mentions fracking in context of the Marcellus shale gas play. Additional companies: Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE SXL)