Is export, via ocean transport, a realistic possibility? What will it take to make that possible?
Yes. In fact, as of September 2013, the U.S. Department of Energy has approved four export facilities with 20 additional [...]
What happens to the brine?
The vast majority, upwards of 90 percent of flow-back water (brine) is recycled and reused for future well completion activities. [...]
How much do you pay in taxes–my husband and I pay taxes on our small pensions. Just curious to know how much your corporation pays?
The natural gas industry pays the same taxes as every other industry/business operating in the commonwealth. Since 2006, the natural [...]
How do our energy prices compare to other states that do not have natural gas and how can we use low pricing to attract manufacturing?
Great question. Cheap natural gas certainly provides a competitive advantage to manufacturers, and the proximity to that gas provides yet [...]
How long will Marcellus Shale be drilling?
The short answer to your question is at least a few decades, probably 30 years. As the second largest natural [...]
Between trucking, compression, extraction, infrastructure repair and construction, etc., isn’t natural gas just as environmentally hazardous/unsustainable as other fossil fuels.
All energy sources, and all industrial activity, carry a level of risk. And when you think about it, every activity [...]
Is shale gas the same as the natural gas we have been getting from other stratel?
Yes, natural gas from shale formations – such as the Marcellus, Utica, and Upper Devonian – is essentially the same [...]
Why does the natural gas industry continuously refuse to disclose the constituent chemicals in the fracturing liquid? As well as obfuscate any attempt at passing regulation in order to require such practices?
The natural gas industry in Pennsylvania is required to disclose – on a well-by-well basis – the chemical additives used [...]
Are price dynamics for Marcellus different from gas from non-shale sources (early production rate fall-off) and will price be more or less stable?
Natural gas prices — like virtually every commodity — will ebb and flow over time. It is quite clear, though, [...]
