What workforce training is underway and can it be compared to the Kvaerner shipyard project?
In terms of numbers, the natural gas industry is creating more jobs than what was ever witnessed at the Kvearner [...]
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 [...]
What, if any, are the advantages to the Pennsylvania residents as far as decreased rates over and above other states because of the impact of the gas industry?
Southeastern Pennsylvania’s largest natural gas utilities–PECO, NFG, PGW, Columbia, Equitable, UGI, UGI Penn, and Peoples– averaged a 41% cut in [...]
Energy prices have dropped here but how does that compare to other places to make us more competitive?
Southeastern Pennsylvania’s largest natural gas utilities–PECO, NFG, PGW, Columbia, Equitable, UGI, UGI Penn, and Peoples– averaged a 41% cut in [...]
Why isn’t Pa. using natural gas to make Pa. energy independent?
The short answer is that we are. In fact, Pennsylvania is a now a natural gas exporter thanks to safe, [...]
Is Pennsylvania as a whole realizing any profits from this gas give-away (not jobs or impact fees)?
Our state government and the region’s natural gas industry continue to work collaboratively to ensure that the concerns and needs [...]
What is the estimated capital investment?
The safe, job-creating development of clean-burning American natural gas from the Marcellus Shale is without question a capital intensive undertaking. [...]
Why doesn’t PA tax gas companies as other states do 5-7% seems reasonable as it is our states natural resources you are profiting from?
In addition to the more than $1.6 billion in state taxes that the natural gas industry has paid since 2006 [...]
Are there local jobs being created?
Absolutely. The safe development of clean-burning American natural gas from the Marcellus Shale continues to be a powerful job-creating engine. [...]
How can I get a job in the Marcellus Shale industry?
While the national economy continues to face strong headwinds, especially in terms of job creation, the region’s natural gas industry [...]
