How can my business do business with Marcellus Shale?
Marcellus Shale Coalition member companies support a Supply Chain Recommended Practice, which includes identifying and hiring local vendors and contractors [...]
What companies are willing to hire local Pennsylvanians to provide construction support?
The short answer to this question is absolutely, every member of the coalition is willing. MSC member companies have developed [...]
How many states have a severance tax on natural gas?
To date, at least 36 states impose various types of severance taxes on natural gas development, while 31 states specifically [...]
How do I invest in this?
There is a host of public and private companies along the natural gas supply chain that are actively developing the [...]
What about job opportunities?
With over 250,000 Pennsylvanians working in Marcellus Shale and related industries, and the vast majority of all new hires coming [...]
Is the industry willing to create a pool of funds within either the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation or another credible foundation that would be used to fund competitive grants to conservation groups in Pennsylvania interested in identifying opportunities to benefit fish and wildlife in partnership with the industry?
Through Act 13, the natural gas industry has contributed over $400 million in impact fees that can be used for [...]
How many new jobs will be developed?
Job creation is a byproduct of natural gas production that is synonymous with Marcellus Shale. Study after study, fact after [...]
How much tax will the gas companies pay to the state of Pennsylvania? How does this amount compare with taxes paid to other States in the U.S.?
The oil and natural gas industry is taxed like every other company doing business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In [...]
Does the Commonwealth receive 20% from each well?
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through Act 13, receives an impact fee on each Marcellus shale well which is then distributed [...]
What are the entrepreneurial opportunities, clusters, incubators, etc.?
We would encourage you to contact the Pa. Small Business Development Center and Ben Franklin Technology Partners, who has a [...]
