What happens to the land after fracking is completed in a specific area?
Natural gas producers aim to leave behind a small footprint for each well pad through the restoration process. Restoration involves [...]
Is the industry documenting the impacts from its drilling and transportation activity?
MSC member companies are committed to creating strong working relationships with the communities where we operate, and working toward the [...]
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, based on a host of [...]
How will the industry align response to the environment ethos in this region where recycling is second nature and different than 10-15 years ago?
Our industry is committed to being good neighbors and positively impacting communities. We live here too after all, and are [...]
There are costs for infrastructure – what is the break point to say that natural gas is cheaper to use after the infrastructure investment?
The natural gas industry’s midstream sector moves, stores and markets natural gas through pipelines and other means of transportation. According [...]
Are the companies drilling going to have to pay to purify the trillions of gallons of water they are contaminating by upsetting the earth’s natural filtering system.
Despite claims, actual facts and straightforward science continue to demonstrate that shale development – specifically hydraulic fracturing – does not [...]
Given the refining and port capacity, what products, etc. flow through the Philadelphia region?
Pennsylvania has a historic opportunity before it: cleaner air, more affordable energy and sustained job creation. Philadelphia is a large [...]
What types of industries are well-suited for the [SEPA] region?
Given the geographic and geologic footprint of the Marcellus Shale, there will never be active development of this resource in [...]
What are the actual and potential roles of abandoned (improperly P&A’d) wells in bringing unwanted gas to the surface?
Given Pennsylvania’s long history of oil and natural gas production, there are potential hazards with old abandoned and orphan wells. [...]
Engage in research geared towards reducing negative impacts and fostering positive impacts?
MSC member companies and environmental regulators here in Pennsylvania are continuously looking for ways to improve the various aspects of [...]
