Canonsburg, PA – While a clear majority of Americans – facing stubbornly high national unemployment and underemployment rates – still believe that the U.S. economy is getting worse, according to new Rasmussen Reports research, positive, private…

Job-Creating Marcellus Shale Continues to Fuel Economic Growth, Strengthen U.S. Competitiveness

Canonsburg, PA – Expanding America’s manufacturing base, creating good-paying jobs forreturning veterans, developing …

The United States is on the verge of an economic “renaissance” thanks to abundant shale gas — and that demands a smart energy policy, Dow Chemical [DOW 35.31 0.35 (+1%) ] CEO Andrew Liveris said Thursday. “The discovery of shale gas is an American manufacturing renaissance if handled well,” he said on CNBC’s “The Kudlow Report.” “It makes America a low-cost jurisdiction for any energy-intensive manufacturing of the value-add kind. One dollar of gas can create $8 to $9 of the value-add kind.”…

Canonsburg, PA – Higher wages, more jobs, increased access to …

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Mar 27, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center www.sgicc.org announced today the names of the companies chosen as finalists for the Shale Gas Innovation Contest:

-- Aither Chemicals, LLC

-- Joel Anstrom/University Research Project

-- Andre Boehman/University Research Project

-- Greenways Inc

-- HydroConfidence…

Dr Fine writes "Nearly 40 years ago, when the first oil price shock from the Middle East and OPEC disrupted the American economy, North Carolina and Appalachia briefly became an oil and gas frontier. Following geological investigations, Chevron drilled an exploratory well in the Deep River Basin beneath Lee County, N.C. Oil was discovered at 5,000 feet, but it contained excessive paraffin and Chevron plugged the well.

Why is North Carolina not yet a site for drilling rigs, mud and…

Paul Carpenter’s March 6 column (“Gas drilling symposium at NCC to challenge ‘bill of goods’ “) fundamentally disregards the overwhelmingly positive developments surrounding responsible, well-regulated natural gas production. While Mr. Carpenter cites propaganda from Rolling Stone and “Gasland” — a “documentary” that’s been thoroughly debunked by a broad spectrum of experts, including former state Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger — he fails to recognize the facts.…

The natural gas industry is poised to offer an opportunity for economic resurgence in Appalachia, according to Reuters. During the past four decades the coal workforce decreased by 90 percent and the majority of…

Welcome to ShaleNavigator

This online map application displays information specific to the leasing and development of shale plays in the United States, with particular focus on the Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virgina, and New York's Marcellus and Utica shale leasing and drilling activity. 



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Pipeline infrastructure, company land holdings, permit data, producing well data, and water impoundment sites provide base layers in the play, with other…

Just who should regulate shale gas production is seeping its way into this year’s presidential race. The White House has said that the unconventional form of natural gas is an essential “bridge fuel” that uses extraction processes that must be federally regulated. 



At the core of the debate is whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to monitor certain aspects of shale gas production such as the disposal of waste water and the assurance of…

By Edward Klump

Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. is poised for a revival of domestic oil production that may mirror a surge in natural-gas output from shale formations, ConocoPhillips Chief Executive Officer Jim Mulva said.

“The revolution has spread to domestic oil production,” Mulva said in remarks prepared for a speech at Rice University in Houston today. “And it may track the path it followed with natural gas. We just don’t know…

Arguably the biggest story in the United States energy scene, and de facto for the rest of the world, has been the development of shale gas. Natural gas production in the United States was flat from about 1995 to 2005, standing at about 2 Tcf per month. But over the last five years, production started going up (see graph) moving to around 2.3 Tcf per month. The entire increase is because of shale gas, contributing at least 17 percent of domestic production. This is remarkable, considering…

Entrepreneurs, academics, and investors came together at a workshop in Pittsburgh to look at some of the problems brought by the development of gas wells in the Marcellus Shale formation.  As part of the workshop, participants examined business opportunities to attempt to solve some of those issues.

Ryan Abbot, one of the participants, is the President and Chief Operating Officer of HydroConfidence.  It's a new start-up company that hopes to capitalize on the shale gas drilling boom by…

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:Marcellus Shale in the US, 2011 - Gas Shale Market Analysis and Forecasts to…

Gov. Corbett: “It’s not just jobs. It’s national security. It’s national defense. It’s a future for our children, our grandchildren”

Philadelphia Gas Works customers see an “annual…

By Amanda Gillooly, The Canon-McMillan Patch

The Center for Rural Pennsylvania released the findings, saying there was no "major influence from gas well drilling or hydrofracturing on nearby water wells, when considering changes in potential pollutants that are most prominent in drilling."

The Center for Rural Pennsylvania on Tuesday …

When they bought Palmantier’s Motel in August 2010, Rainie and Earl Sonntag liked the idea of saving a landmark.



The couple had experience running a small hotel and hoped to succeed with the property, but they didn’t expect the help they would get because of renewed interest in drilling for oil…