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What does PIOGA do for conventional producers?

Meghan Keely2014-03-28T11:57:41-04:00March 28th, 2014|

In case you missed this thought-provoking message from Chairman Gary Slagel in the March PIOGA Press, you can read it here.

PIOGA attends Congressional Call-Up

Danielle Boston2014-03-07T10:03:34-05:00March 7th, 2014|

Despite the weather challenges of winter storm Titan, 11 PIOGA members and staff joined over 100 oil and gas representatives from across the country for the annual IPAA Congressional Call-Up in Washington D.C. Of the 122 congressional meetings that were scheduled, PIOGA members and the staff met with 16 Congressmen [...]

Video: U.S. shale brings manufacturing back to America

Meghan Keely2014-03-03T10:52:10-05:00March 3rd, 2014|

U.S. oil and gas development from shale is reducing energy prices and making America more competitive. There is no better example of this than the rebirth of American manufacturing, as this video from Energy In Depth illustrates.

State supreme court rejects appeal of ruling striking down parts of gas law

Meghan Keely2014-02-21T17:26:59-05:00February 21st, 2014|

Pennsylvania's highest court said Friday it would not revisit its decision striking down a state law that took zoning decisions about natural gas drilling out of the hands of local governments. The state Supreme Court denied a request by Gov. Tom Corbett's administration to vacate its decision and send it [...]

Memo in support of PA One Call status quo for conventional producers

Meghan Keely2014-01-31T13:06:50-05:00January 31st, 2014|

PIOGA continues to work with other groups representing the conventional oil and natural gas industry in opposing HB 1607, which would change the status quo to require participation in the PA One Call program by all conventional oil and natural gas production and rural gathering pipelines and related facilities. This [...]

Want Pa.’s energy industry to flourish? Keep saying ‘no’ to new taxes on natural gas

Meghan Keely2014-01-22T17:07:07-05:00January 22nd, 2014|

Pennsylvania's impact fee...cannot be discounted in the industry's tax aggregation, PIOGA's Lou D'Amico says in this op-ed. The following op-ed was published by the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The “Polar Vortex” that put much of the nation in a severe deep freeze in early January is now a thing of the past. Thankfully, [...]

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