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PIOGA celebrates a century of serving the industry

Meghan Keely2018-07-19T14:34:00-04:00July 19th, 2018|

On Wednesday, July 18, members and friends of the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association got together at Drake Well Museum and Park in Titusville to celebrate 100 years of working together for the betterment of an industry that provides the world with its vital crude oil and natural gas [...]

EIA: Pennsylvania’s natural gas production continues to increase

Meghan Keely2018-04-27T12:53:04-04:00April 27th, 2018|

From the U.S. Energy Information Administration: Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Monthly Pennsylvania’s marketed natural gas production averaged a record 15 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2017, 3% higher than the 2016 level. This production is largely from shale plays in the Appalachian Basin. Pennsylvania accounted [...]

Conventional Oil & Gas Act legislation introduced

Meghan Keely2018-03-26T14:03:20-04:00March 26th, 2018|

Legislation has been introduced in the state House and Senate taking conventional oil and gas operations out of Act 13 and placing them under their own Conventional Oil and Gas Act. "The conventional oil and gas industry employs thousands of people and is a vital contributor, not only to our [...]

PIOGA on severance tax proposal: Another attempt to punish an economic driver in Pennsylvania

Meghan Keely2018-02-06T13:45:50-05:00February 6th, 2018|

Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association President & Executive Director Daniel J. Weaver today issued the following statement regarding Gov. Tom Wolf's budget proposal to establish a severance tax on natural gas production: "Year after year, the legislature has rightfully rejected calls for an additional tax on natural gas production [...]

Conventional producers: Let us help get your gas flowing

Meghan Keely2018-01-16T15:47:42-05:00January 16th, 2018|

Getting everyone’s natural gas flowing has been the goal of the PA PES (Production Enhancement Service) program on the Peoples Natural Gas system since 2001. With noted decreases in production, we need to know where the conventional production is going. At times, low market prices cause depletion; however, system operations [...]

PIOGA kicks off centennial celebration

Meghan Keely2018-01-05T12:51:43-05:00January 5th, 2018|

This year marks 100 years of this trade association working on behalf of Pennsylvania’s crude oil and natural gas industry. Actually not this trade association, as PIOGA was formed in 2010, but we can directly trace our roots to 1918 and the founding of the Pennsylvania Oil, Gas and Minerals [...]

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