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Third round of Act 13 natural gas vehicle grants opens

Meghan Keely2014-08-28T15:34:57-04:00August 28th, 2014|

Governor Tom Corbett and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced that the third round of natural gas vehicle grants will open on Saturday, August 30, and will provide an estimated $6 million to help pay for the incremental purchase and conversion costs of heavy-duty natural gas fleet vehicles. [...]

Budget may force Pa. back to square one on drilling regulations

Meghan Keely2014-07-14T12:34:22-04:00July 14th, 2014|

The following was posted July 11 by StateImpact Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection may have to go back to the drawing board in its two-year overhaul of drilling regulations, because the new state budget contains language changing the rules for oil and gas wells. Governor Corbett signed the legislature’s [...]

Budget deficit or not, drilling industry opposes severance tax

Meghan Keely2014-06-27T09:14:14-04:00June 27th, 2014|

By J.D. Prose With the state facing an estimated $1.4 billion budget deficit and calls for a severance tax on natural gas drillers growing louder, industry representatives Thursday reiterated their opposition to any such tax, saying it would dissuade investment and hurt job growth. “We are absolutely against any severance [...]

API launches campaign to recruit next generation oil and gas workforce

Meghan Keely2014-06-13T14:41:59-04:00June 13th, 2014|

The American Petroleum Institute (API) officially launched – www.oilgasworkforce.com – a new website that provides information to anyone interested in careers, training, and certifications in the oil and natural gas industry. “The website is another tool building on API’s worldwide leadership in standards, training and certification to strengthen the next [...]

Scenes from the 2014 Eastern Oil & Gas Conference and Trade Show

Meghan Keely2014-05-27T13:36:22-04:00May 27th, 2014|

Here's a collection of photos from our May 13-14 event at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. Thanks to all who participated.

Oil and gas interests rail against severance tax

Meghan Keely2014-05-15T15:46:02-04:00May 15th, 2014|

By Anya Litvak / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Lou D’Amico, president of the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association, is absolutely sure that enacting a severance tax on oil and gas extraction would temper the growing industry, bleed tax revenue in the long run and kill jobs. Now, he said, everyone else [...]

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