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Governor Rendell: Leading Oilfield Services Company to Increase Operations in PA, Create More Than 50 Jobs in Jefferson County

May 11, 2010 HARRISBURG, Pa., (PRNewswire-USNewswire) -- A new investment by Pennsylvania will help a leading oilfield services company expand its operations in Jefferson County and create more than 50 jobs, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today.

Shale Gas Will Rock the World

May 10, 2010 (WSJ) Huge discoveries of natural gas promise to shake up the energy markets and geopolitics. And that's just for starters.  There's an energy revolution brewing right under our feet. 

Firms See 'Green' in Natural-Gas Production

March 30, 2010 (Wall Street Journal) Ben Casselman. Environmental Concerns Over Drilling Drive Producers to Seek Alternative Technology, Creating Business Opportunities

Natural gas: Fuel of the future

March 29, 2010, NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The world seems awash in natural gas.

In the United States, new production from once hard-to-tap shale rock is booming

IOGCC Briefs U.S.Congressional Staffers on Shale Gas Development

Oklahoma City, March 16, 2010 - In an effort to show the importance of shale gas development in the U.S., the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) held two congressional briefings, one for the U.S. Senate, and one for the U.S. House of Representatives on March 5, 2010.

We must take full advantage of Marcellus Shale

March 14, 2010 (David Copley, The Buffalo News) It’s impossible to overestimate the importance of natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale that underlies large parts of New York State and Pennsylvania.

The natural gas story

March 13, 2010 (Houston Chronicle) "Domestic natural gas is clean, cheap and plentiful."  This op-ed piece gives many reasons why domestic natural gas should figure prominently in national energy supply production.

Marcellus Shale Coalition Statement on Calls From Obama Admin. for Increased Fracturing Disclosure

March 11, 2010 (CANONSBURG, Pa. --PRNewswire). Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) president and executive director Kathryn Klaber issued the following statement today in response to comments attributed to White House staff regarding the disclosure of solutions used in the fracturing process.

CERAWEEK 2010: On ‘Oil Day,' most see a future in fossil fuels

March 9, 2010 (Brett Clanton, Houston Chronicle) While most in the energy business agree the worst of the recession has passed, differing views emerged Tuesday at CERAWeek 2010 where the industry should focus its efforts in the years ahead.

Energy leaders will blanket Capitol

March 1, 2010 (Jennifer A. Dlouhy - Houston Chronicle) WASHINGTON — The leaders of dozens of independent oil and gas companies are at Capitol Hill this week to press lawmakers against hiking industry taxes and against imposing new federal regulations on drilling techniques.