EIA Releases Worldwide Shale Oil and Gas Assessments
June 18, 2013 at 9:32 AM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
(Provided image) The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently released its updated assessment of shale formations outside of the United States. The report, “Technically Recoverable Shale Oil and Shale Gas Resources: An Assessment of 137 Shale Formations in 41 Countries Outside the United States,” was prepared by Advanced Resources International (ARI) and considered 95 basins across...
Read More...Registration open for 2013 Natural Gas Utilization Conference
June 14, 2013 at 2:36 PM by Marcellus Business Central · Leave a Comment
PITTSBURGH, PA–The Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research (MCOR) announced that registration for the 2013 Natural Gas Utilization Conference is now open. The third annual conference will be held Tuesday, September 10-11 at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh. Early-bird registration lasts through Saturday, August 10. The goal of this year’s conference [...] Read More (External...
Read More...Marcellus Shale fee revenue having positive impact on Pa. communities
June 14, 2013 at 1:43 PM by Marcellus Business Central · Leave a Comment
PITTSBURGH, PA. – Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) CEO Kathryn Z. Klaber issued the following statement on the 2012 Marcellus Shale Impact fee allocations released today by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), which totaled just over $202 million: “To see how this new revenue stream, now totaling more than $406 million is being distributed to [...] Read More (External Link to PABusinessCentral.com) Read More →
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Impact Fee Revenues Surpass $400M
June 14, 2013 at 6:00 AM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Corbett yesterday announced that Act 13 has generated more than $202 million through an impact fee assessed on unconventional wells drilled in 2012. The state also collected more than $204 million last fall, bringing the total to more than $406 million in less than eight months, with the majority of the money going to local communities. Act 13 also significantly enhanced...
Read More...PUC Posts Impact Fee Disbursements for 2012
June 14, 2013 at 6:00 AM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has published to its Web site the disbursements to county and municipal governments under Act 13/Impact Fee. “The more than $202.4 million collected this year brings the two-year total for Impact Fees collected to more than $406.6 million,” said PUC Chairman Robert F. Powelson. “The PUC is entrusted by the Governor and the legislature...
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Graduates of Campus Program Ready for Work in Natural Gas Industry
June 12, 2013 at 6:00 AM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
Floor Hand Program graduates Richard Irvin, standing at left, and Anthony Kurtz, speak about job opportunities with Sue Galbraith, a job developer with the North Central Workforce Investment Board. (Provided photo) DUBOIS – A total of 15 people graduated from the Floor Hand Training Program at Penn State DuBois on June 7, armed with new knowledge and certifications that qualify them for a wide range...
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Webinar to look at Shale Gas Role in Reviving Petrochemical Industry
June 10, 2013 at 1:00 PM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
(Provided photo) How byproducts obtained from Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale natural-gas development can revitalize the Northeast’s petrochemical industry will be the focus of a free, Web-based seminar offered by Penn State Extension. To be presented at 1 p.m. June 20, “Natural Gas Liquids Regional Development,” is part of a monthly series of one-hour webinars. The session will concentrate...
Read More...Interior allows more comments for drilling rule
June 7, 2013 at 11:36 PM by Marcellus Business Central · Leave a Comment
Matthew Daly,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies that drill for oil and natural gas — and their critics — will have 60 more days to comment on a new rule regulating hydraulic fracturing operations on public lands. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced the extension Thursday after industry groups and environmentalists said they needed more time [...] Read More (External Link to PABusinessCentral.com) Read More →
Read More...The Marcellus Shale Coalition’s (MSC) Research Collaborative Technology Showcase Application
May 30, 2013 at 2:20 PM by Marcellus Business Central · Leave a Comment
PITTSBURG, PA— The Marcellus Shale Coalition’s (MSC) Research Collaborative is sponsoring a Technology Showcase forum as a pre-conference event prior to the SHALE GAS INSIGHT™ 2013 conference in Philadelphia, PA to provide suppliers of emerging technologies an opportunity to showcase their innovation to the natural gas producer, midstream pipeline, and service community. The pre-conference...
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Ohio Releases 2012 Shale Production Reports
May 20, 2013 at 10:07 AM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
(Provided photo) The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has released the 2012 well production report, according to the Penn State Extension. ODNR Director James Zehringer, ODNR Chief of Oil & Gas Rick Simmers and JobsOhio Managing Director of Energy, Chemicals & Polymers David Mustine discussed the state of shale, wells and fracking in Ohio. Production reports were submitted for...
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