Study Examines Ownership With Marcellus Development
Jeff Mulhollem The Express July 27, 2012
Ownership of the land in Pennsylvania counties with the most Marcellus Shale natural-gas drilling activity is concentrated among relatively few residents and people living outside the counties, according to a study by researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
The majority of residents in these counties together own little of the total land area and, therefore, have relatively little “voice” in the critical leasing decisions that affect whether and how Marcellus Shale …
Insurance Companies Are Slow to Cover Risks of Drilling
Erich Schwartzel Pittsburgh Post-Gazette July 25, 2012
As gas drilling expands across Pennsylvania and into neighboring states, the insurance industry is trading memos expressing trepidation and uncertainty over how to assess the risk involved in covering the controversial development.
One company has written an exclusion that forces clients working with oil and gas companies to obtain additional coverage. An industry group drafted a memo encouraging brokers to brush up on potential liabilities, even including knowledge of the rare earthquakes said …
Nationwide Insurance Co. Statement Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing
PRESS RELEASE Nationwide Insurance Company – July 13, 2012
Contact: Media Relations Hotline 614-249-6349
Nationwide issued the following statement today regarding insurance coverage concerns related to hydraulic fracturing, better known as “fracking”.
Gas and oil drilling has been going on in this country for many years in the west and southwest. Fracking is another variation of the gas and oil business. In recent years, oil and gas exploration has come to New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Nationwide has not changed …
Report: 3rd largest natural gas reserves on East Coast are in Bucks, Montgomery counties
Jaccii Farris wfmz.com Jun 22 2012
Bucks and Montgomery counties are sitting on the 3rd largest natural gas reserves on the East Coast, according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey.
The report now has residents and environmental activists worried what will happen should gas companies start drilling.
Nancy Alessi, a Nockamixon Township supervisor, said the recent report will be a magnet for drilling companies.
“We know drilling is going to come here. We had it in the …
In Western PA, an Energy Boom Not Visibly Stifled
Jeff Swensen The New York Times June 20, 2012
SMITHFIELD, Pa. — From his farm nestled far from the big cities, in the wooded hills above the Monongahela and Cheat Rivers, David Headley has not heard much about the battles in Washington over regulations that Republicans say are stifling a domestic energy revolution.
For three years, he and his wife, Linda, have wrestled with the land men, natural gas drillers and pipeline builders who are turning this …
Local Health Project Releases Comprehensive Strategy for Monitoring Private Well Water
MCMURRAY, PA – Amidst growing concerns about the safety of water from private wells near natural gas extraction sites, the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project (SWPAEHP) is releasing a comprehensive set of guidelines for monitoring and testing private wells.
SWPA-EHP is an organization dedicated to addressing the public health needs of Washington County residents who believe their health has been, or could be, impacted by natural gas industrial activities.
“Everyone deserves to have safe, clean water and we want Washington …
Checks from Drilling May Dry Up Amid Low Gas Prices
Erich Schwartzel Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 22, 2012
Royalty checks that start to arrive when a gas company drills on your property can make for some very profitable envelopes in the mailbox. But the low natural gas prices that have disrupted industry balance sheets in recent months could start to cut into those checks.
Put it this way: “You could be having filet mignon when they’re high, and Kraft macaroni & cheese when they’re low,” said Craig Tillotson, executive vice president …
Couple Denied Mortgage Because of Gas Drilling
WTAE TV Pittsburgh, PA May 08, 2012
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. – Brian and Amy Smith seem to be the first example in western Pennsylvania of a homeowner being denied a mortgage because of gas drilling on a next-door neighbor’s property.
Click here to view the video of this TV news story.
The drilling goes on day and night at a new Marcellus Shale well in Daisytown, Washington County, and Brian Smith told Channel 4 Action News investigator Jim Parsons that he …
