Are they going to maintain the local structure?
Our industry works collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders as well as government and regulatory officials to ensure that [...]
I have yet to be convinced it is safe, since rigs blow up, horribly pollute water, and cause earthquakes. THIS IS SAFE???
Thank you for your question. As you may know, the oil and gas industry is tightly regulated in Pennsylvania by [...]
Are there long-term plans to address the rehabilitation of exhausted well sites and loss of economy in ‘Gas Towns’, i.e., the collapse of ‘Coal Towns’ & ‘Steel Towns’?
The entire shale development process—from construction of the site, drilling, completions, production and site restoration (rehabilitation) is tightly regulated by [...]
What are the potential health benefits to the citizens of PA resulting from a decrease in the use of coal to generate electricity in the states to the West of PA?
Natural gas is a clean-burning fuel with real public health and environmental benefits for all Pennsylvanians and the nation. As [...]
What happens to the water that gets polluted during the fracking process?
Natural gas development from the Marcellus Shale is water-intensive, yet there are a host of regulations, safeguards and practices in [...]
Why aren’t land agents held to the same standard as real estate agents?
The natural gas industry is committed to being good neighbors and positively impacting our communities by best practices. The American Association [...]
How do they do it? Is it a pressurized thing? How do they extract gas or convert it?
Prior to drilling a well, an operator must first lease land from landowners, obtain the required permits from state and [...]
What is the long term plan for rehabilitation of well sites? What will be the state of “gas towns” after the wells are done producing?
After a well has been drilled and hydraulically fractured, production equipment is installed. Once the well is connected to the [...]
What policies are in place in case of disaster?
Based on best practices and crisis preparedness, companies have in place incident management plans for a broad range of operational [...]
What education is needed to understand that hydraulic fracturing is safe?
Each day, the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) and our member companies are engaging communities across the commonwealth and region to [...]
