Good news seems to keep pouring in for Pennsylvania’s shale drillers. Last week, Cabot Oil and Gas reported record production volumes and earnings for 2012. Speaking at a hearing in Philadelphia City Council Wednesday afternoon, David Yoxheimer, from the Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, says Marcellus wells produced 2 trillion cubic feet of natural [...]
Greene County is covered in natural gas drilling rigs. But in an odd twist, the Marcellus Shale boom is indirectly putting a dent in a portion of the county’s tax revenue. Here’s why: the domestic shale gas boom — specifically the cheap natural gas prices it’s created — has undercut the coal industry. Coal layoffs [...]
Last week, a coal miner at a Consol site in Greene County was killed on the job. William Mock, 61, was struck by a falling rock on Thursday afternoon, according to the Associated Press: “Initial indications are that he was struck by a rock along the track haulage,” Consol spokeswoman Lynn Seay said in an email. [...]
Note: Chesapeake Energy’s production data has not been included in the Department of Environmental Protection’s report yet. The company says it submitted the information to the state by Wednesday night’s deadline, and blames a “technical issue” for the snag. Once Chesapeake’s information is included, Bradford County’s totals will certainly go up . We’ll update this [...]
When Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley spoke about natural gas drilling at the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors’ annual conference this morning, he had the air of a televangelist. “You see, Marcellus Shale is a game-changer for our commonwealth,” he told the crowd. “Not just in the gas-producing area, but all across the commonwealth.” Addressing [...]
The Associated Press is reporting a drilling company has spilled more than 500 gallons of mud into a Greene County stream: PINE BANK, Pa. (AP) — The Department of Environmental Protection says about 500 gallons of drilling mud spilled into a western Pennsylvania stream at a pipeline project site. DEP spokesman John Poister says in [...]
Yesterday, we told you about a preliminary Penn State University study showing no correlation between Pennsylvania’s natural gas drilling boom and crime rates. The study found calls to the State Police and arrests have stayed relatively level in Pennsylvania’s top drilling counties. In a phone interview with StateImpact Pennsylvania today, author Gary Zajac stressed the [...]
What do Pennsylvania’s new Marcellus Shale well production numbers tell us? Despite falling natural gas prices, the state’s drilling industry continues to grow. The amount of gas extracted increased by 41 percent from July to December, compared to the first six months of the year. The number of producing wells went up by roughly the [...]
Once Governor Corbett signs the natural gas drilling impact fee into law, county commissioners will have 60 days to decide whether or not they want to enact a levy within their borders. The Associated Press checked in with Pennsylvania’s top drilling counties to see whether they plan on enacting the $50,000-per-well fee. “We are going [...]
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