Why do we need to disturb the Marcellus shale?
As you may know, the Marcellus Shale is considered to be the world’s second largest natural gas field – behind [...]
Why would you think we want it?
Individual landowners make a decision on whether or not lease their land for energy development. More broadly speaking, 96 percent [...]
What are you (MSC Member cos.) doing to diversity your supply chain and workforce, especially in terms of race & gender?
Thank you for the question. The Marcellus Shale Coalition, and our member companies are committed to diversifying the natural gas [...]
Does it create jobs?
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I), more than 240,000 jobs are supported by the natural gas [...]
How many taxes they will pay for it and what are consumers (non-drillers) getting out of all of this?
The natural gas industry is taxed like every other industry doing business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In addition to [...]
How can we use more NG in PA to create jobs and business opportunities?
It’s a matter of economics. Once natural gas prices rebound a bit, drilling activity will increase. When activity increases, economic [...]
What are the opportunities to replace diesel in trucking fleets?
The opportunities are immense, and are already in motion. In March of this year, Fed-Ex Chairman Frederick Smith told the [...]
What kind of financial security (e.g., escrow fund) will the natural gas industry provide to remedy ecological accidents/ensuring taxpayers will not carry the burden for environmental hazards?
We’ll take this question in a few parts. Natural gas operators are required to have a bond prior to development [...]
Given that the US already provides most of its energy needs from North American and western hemisphere sources, and given that there is an excess of supply, why is it so important to continue development at this time?
The safe development of clean-burning American natural gas has been, and continues to be, a catalyst for economic growth across [...]
How will greater productivity in well drilling and production affect gas-based employment?
Natural gas development is a highly technical process that continues to evolve as new technologies are developed. Some of these [...]
