What information does Wall Street get/provide?
The MSC represents all sizes and types of companies – large, medium, and small – some of which are privately [...]
Given the 11 county, 3 state nature of the region, what benefits will we see as a tri-state region?
The first benefit, regardless of where you reside, is more affordable utility rates. Given the increased production of natural gas, [...]
What is the impact on watersheds?
Water plays a central role in developing the Marcellus Shale. Without it, we simply couldn’t harvest this clean-burning, job-creating resource. [...]
What is the industry’s commitment to STEM education?
The Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) is a huge supporter of expanding STEM programs in high schools across the commonwealth. In [...]
What is the scale? How much $ are we talking about? What is the size of this?
We’ll take this question a few different ways. From a resource standpoint, the Marcellus Shale is the second largest natural [...]
Pennsylvania is the guinea pig, so what financial security or escrow can be put in place so taxpayers don’t pay for problems?
Pennsylvania WAS the guinea pig – in 1850. That’s when the oil and natural gas industry arrived in Pennsylvania. Since [...]
How much natural gas is PA producing per month?
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, natural gas production in Pennsylvania averaged 183 billion cubic feet per month (Bcf/m) [...]
How long will current well pads be used before being reclaimed?
Natural gas producers aim to leave behind a small footprint for each well pad through the restoration process. Restoration involves [...]
What investments are being made to ensure that it can be delivered to areas where it can be utilized?
The midstream sector of the natural gas industry has invested billions of dollars in infrastructure to get this clean-burning energy [...]
What is the industry doing to reduce the amount of water being used?
New technologies are allowing producers to recycle and reuse upwards of 85-90 percent of all water that returns to the [...]
