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Changing the Climate Change Trajectory: How Natural Gas and Oil are Part of the Solution

Meghan Keely2021-02-12T15:58:05-05:00February 5th, 2021|

Oil and natural gas producers, pipelines and utility companies are all part of the nation’s climate change solution, and have been for years.

PRESS RELEASE – Severance Tax Would Hobble Energy Production in Pennsylvania

Danielle Boston2021-02-05T18:42:03-05:00February 3rd, 2021|

PIOGA President & Executive Director Daniel J. Weaver today issued the following statement regarding Gov. Tom Wolf's budget and the inclusion of a proposed severance tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas producers.

RGGI comment period draws huge response

Danielle Boston2021-02-01T15:35:24-05:00February 1st, 2021|

The public comment period for regulations that would enable Pennsylvania's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) cap-and-trade program drew more than 13,000 responses by the time it closed . The proposal, championed by Governor Tom Wolf, would impose a shrinking cap on carbon dioxide emissions from electric generators. [...]

Court appears to end, for now, ‘trespass-by-frac’ litigation that jeopardized rule of capture

Meghan Keely2021-01-29T17:26:55-05:00January 27th, 2021|

With a December order by the Superior Court, it appears the challenge has ended to the principle of rule of capture for unconventional wells.

2020 impact fee revenue expected to decline to an all-time low

Meghan Keely2021-01-27T14:25:52-05:00January 21st, 2021|

Revenue from the Act 13 impact fee—a tax collected on unconventional natural gas wells—is expected to drop to an all-time low of $144.85 million for the 2020 calendar year.

Department of Energy report showcases broad benefits of oil and gas over two decades

Meghan Keely2021-01-21T15:52:21-05:00January 14th, 2021|

The U.S. Department of Energy has published a detailed summary of the broad benefits realized over the past 20 years through the increased production of oil and natural gas in the country.

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