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DEP releases revised Chapter 78 rulemaking

Meghan Keely2015-03-10T15:33:09-04:00March 10th, 2015|

The following is from a March 9 DEP news release: The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the latest draft revisions of the Environmental Protection Performance Standards at Oil and Gas Well Sites, continuing DEP’s record of modernizing and strengthening the environmental controls employed by this industry to assure [...]

PIOGA to fight Wolf’s moratorium threat against Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry

Meghan Keely2015-02-17T14:23:51-05:00February 17th, 2015|

Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association President and Executive Director Louis D. D'Amico today vowed to fight for the future of natural gas production and employment in the Commonwealth, standing up to Governor Tom Wolf's threat of a moratorium in announcing plans to tax the industry: "Governor Wolf's statement from [...]

Attention PIOGA members: Recap of governor’s severance tax proposal

Meghan Keely2015-02-11T20:45:36-05:00February 11th, 2015|

PIOGA Members: Gov. Tom Wolf's news conference was broadcast on PCN this morning (February 11) and a portion of it can be viewed at: www.pacast.com. The link to a seven-minute video is the second item on this website at the present time. It does not include the questions and answers with [...]

Wolf’s gas tax would reduce energy production, kill jobs, stifle economic growth

Meghan Keely2015-02-11T11:29:01-05:00February 11th, 2015|

PIOGA has released the following statement in response to Governor Tom Wolf's proposed severance tax on natural gas production: This governor is tone deaf to the depression of global oil and natural gas markets and is ignoring the very real challenges facing the industry in Pennsylvania. Drilling a new Marcellus [...]

PA schools receive grants for energy projects

Meghan Keely2015-01-30T10:04:40-05:00January 30th, 2015|

In coordination with Kids Get It™, PIOGA has awarded five Pennsylvania schools a total of $2,048 in grants to use for an energy-related project that students will design and implement. Applicants were teachers who attended a Kids Get It workshop sponsored by PIOGA. To qualify for the maximum $500 grant, [...]

State land leasing moratorium a lose-lose for taxpayers and energy consumers

Meghan Keely2015-01-29T13:33:47-05:00January 29th, 2015|

Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association President & Executive Director Louis D. D'Amico today issued the following statement regarding Governor Tom Wolf's executive order to eliminate additional state land from non-impact natural gas leasing: "This action is extremely unfortunate in that it eliminates land with proven energy reserves from potential [...]

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