Pittsburgh, PA – Today, the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) published Recommended Practices (RP) for Water Pipelines, the sixth in a series of guidance documents aimed at further enhancing the safe development of natural gas across the Appalachian basin. This RP for constructing water pipelines is in line with the MSC’s Guiding Principles to “implement state-of-the-art [...]
MSC Releases Recommended Practices for Water Pipelines
January 31, 2013 | Filed Under: Newsroom, Press Releases
Water Pipelines
January 31, 2013 | Filed Under: Library, Recommended Practices
These recommended practices address relevant considerations and guidelines for Water Pipelines and they support the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) guiding principles. The responsible development of natural gas from shale formations involves both the use of fresh water and the return of water from underground formations. Water is often transported by pipeline to facilitate its initial [...]
MSC’s Steve Forde discusses Learn About Shale on Comcast’s Newsmakers
January 30, 2013 | Filed Under: Video
Just The Facts: Despite Claims, Pa. Farmers Reaping Huge Marcellus-Related Benefits
January 28, 2013 | Filed Under: Blog
Under a deeply misleading headline, “Dairy farms suffer in US shale gas fracking boom,” Istanbul, Turkey-based freelance journalist Dimiter Kenarov – working with the Calkins Media group, which owns several Pennsylvania newspapers as well as the profoundly biased Shale Reporter blog – makes several observations about how the safe development of job-creating American natural gas [...]
What They’re Saying: American Natural Gas an “Economic Godsend”
January 28, 2013 | Filed Under: Blog
Safe Shale Development Generating Billions in Royalties for Farmers Pittsburgh, Pa. – As more abundant supplies of clean-burning natural gas continue to be safely produced from the Marcellus Shale, American consumers – who rank energy costs as their top concern economic concern, according to a national Gallup poll released last week – are realizing enormous [...]
Supply Chain
January 24, 2013 | Filed Under: Library, Recommended Practices
This recommended practice supports our guiding principles and addresses relevant considerations and guidelines for engaging small, diverse, and local businesses as part of the supplier network and tracking the work performed by these entities.
The Financial Returns from Oil and Natural Gas Company Stocks Held by American College and University Endowments (Sonecon)
January 23, 2013 | Filed Under: Studies, Reports & Presentations
What Can’t Natural Gas Do?
January 22, 2013 | Filed Under: Blog
Heat homes and keep us warm. Fuel our vehicles. Power hydraulic fracturing and drilling operations. These are just a few of the many and growing ways America’s abundant, clean-burning natural gas resources our improving our lives while strengthening our economy and our environment. Here’s a quick overview of natural gas use-related stories from the weekend. [...]
Rev Up Your (Natural Gas) Engines!
January 19, 2013 | Filed Under: Blog
This week, the much-awaited 2014 Corvette Stingray was unveiled, marking 60 years of the fabled American sports car, as CBS News reports. An exciting milestone for sure. But this wasn’t the only exciting transportation-related announcement made this week. Yesterday, IGS Energy and top West Virginia officials, including Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, as well as Marcellus [...]
The Countless Ways Natural Gas Improves Our Lives
January 17, 2013 | Filed Under: Blog
More manufacturing jobs, lower transportation and home-energy costs, and a cleaner environment. These are several of the most clear benefits associated with the safe development of job-creating American natural gas, which continues to be led by the Marcellus Shale. This responsible, tightly-regulated and effectively managed production is bringing manufacturing roaring back – all while technologies [...]
