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Department of Energy issues report on importance of U.S. oil and natural gas

Meghan Keely2020-10-15T17:15:03-04:00October 6th, 2020|

Those who want to ban hydraulic fracturing or stop using fossil fuels are uninformed or misinformed about the crucial importance of crude oil and natural to our society. A new U.S. Department of Energy report illustrates that importance

Wolf vetoes RGGI-blocking legislation

Meghan Keely2020-10-06T14:44:13-04:00September 28th, 2020|

Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed a bill that would have stripped his administration of the ability to regulate carbon emissions without legislative approval

LNG by rail: A win for producers and railroads

Meghan Keely2020-09-28T17:47:21-04:00September 18th, 2020|

We have all questioned the rationale behind the recent news of multiple attorneys general questioning the safety protocols and unfounded risks to transport liquified natural gas (LNG) via rail

PIOGA Issues Statement on EPA Methane Reduction Reforms

Meghan Keely2020-08-14T19:26:37-04:00August 14th, 2020|

PIOGA supports today's announcement by EPA as a practical mechanism to make the control of methane emissions from oil and gas facilities consistent within federal regulations. Reducing methane emissions from every aspect of producing and transporting natural gas is the goal of our industry

PIOGA’s Response to the Attorney General’s Allegations That State Regulators Failed to Protect Citizens From Oil and Gas Activity

Meghan Keely2020-08-14T19:25:44-04:00June 30th, 2020|

In conducting what was clearly a politically motivated and closed-door effort to vilify natural gas development in Pennsylvania, the state’s attorney general in a grand jury report announced last week reached many erroneous conclusions

PIOGA poster highlights lifesaving products made from oil and natural gas

Meghan Keely2020-06-30T18:05:33-04:00May 29th, 2020|

We have all heard the calls to ban hydraulic fracturing or to curtail oil and natural gas development altogether in the name of climate change. Such statements show a clear lack of understanding not only about the industry’s efforts in making the air cleaner and reducing our environmental impact, but just as importantly about the thousands of essential, everyday products made from oil and natural gas

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