Sooner or later, each individual or organization active in the drilling world and using engines will need to deal with the realities of emissions regulations put in place by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and, with implementation of Tier-4 Final in the diesel world, even those not currently looking to buy new equipment may be affected.
No need to be suspicious that the EPA is out to simply make things tougher. In fact, what has been happening with engine development since the EPA got involved might be worth “singing” about.