Gas lease workshop to deal with money issues
Topics like reporting leasing income, transferring leases to beneficiaries to be covered. The temptation to just sign could seem irresistible. With a few strokes of the pen, some people in the region...
View ArticleGas drilling company wants to draw 20 million gallons a day from river
Gas-drilling firm increased original request tenfold. After it received approval to withdraw about 2 million gallons of water daily from the Susquehanna River, Chesapeake Energy Corp. is trying to...
View ArticleLandowners want to void drill leases
Property owners claim in lawsuit agent offered lower royalty than allowed by law. MARC LEVY Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG — Scores of people who own land above a potentially lucrative natural gas...
View ArticleMarcellus Shale training
College in Williamsport preparing workers By Rory Sweeneyrsweeney@timesleader.com Staff Writer WILLIAMSPORT – Like many of his classmates, Mike Harris already has a job in electricity-generation lined...
View ArticleReport: Drilling may employ 13,000 by ’12
Needs assessment says most workers would be general laborers with basic skills. By Rory Sweeneyrsweeney@timesleader.com Staff Writer As the natural-gas drilling industry ramps up in Pennsylvania’s...
View ArticleWyoming County gas agreement called compromise
Landowners in Wyoming County get some good protections, attorney says. By Rory Sweeneyrsweeney@timesleader.com Staff Writer The lease that Chesapeake Energy is offering to Wyoming County Landowners...
View ArticleWVSA sees profit in treating drill water
By Rory Sweeneyrsweeney@timesleader.com Staff Writer The Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority is looking to join the ranks of regional sewer authorities profiting from natural gas drilling. Following...
View ArticleDrilling prompts DEP to get Scranton office
Intent is to have inspectors based closer to local gas drilling activity. By Rory Sweeneyrsweeney@timesleader.com Staff Writer For some time, local legislators and environmentalists have complained...
View ArticleSome colleges add programs to train workers
By Andrew M. Sederaseder@timesleader.com Times Leader Staff Writer The landscape of the state’s northern tier is changing as natural gas drillers set up shop from the Poconos west to Tioga County. The...
View ArticleShale’s financial impact on area unknown
Potential for economic plus to area. Williamsport benefits despite no well within 12 miles. By Steve Mocarskysmocarsky@timesleader.com Staff Writer With most of the nearby Marcellus Shale natural gas...
View ArticleSanitary Authority won’t treat Shale water
The board is still considering building a second plant. By Steve Mocarskysmocarsky@timesleader.com Staff Writer HANOVER TWP. – The Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority board has decided not to treat...
View Article$299K grant to help with gas drilling training
National Science Foundation gives funds to Pennsylvania College of Technology. By Andrew M. Sederaseder@timesleader.com Times Leader Staff Writer The National Science Foundation has awarded a $294,689...
View ArticleNEPA schools preparing workers for jobs in gas-drilling industry
BY STEVE McCONNELL (STAFF WRITER) Published: June 28, 2010 With the boom in Marcellus Shale natural gas development throughout the region, area educational institutions are growing to keep up with...
View ArticleERM Opens New Office in Williamsport, PA
WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Environmental Resources Management (ERM), a leading global provider of environmental, health and safety, risk, and sustainability consulting services, announced today that it has...
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