Gas wells a mixed blessing on property
Lucrative leasing deals are possible for area residents. Negatives: Noise, pollution. The opportunity won’t come to most Northeastern Pennsylvania landowners, but those offered a natural-gas well will...
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 ArticleDrillers: Pa. hampering business
Gas industry officials told state senators in Dallas that cumbersome rules make it difficult to operate. MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Writer DALLAS — Executives of drilling companies exploring a...
View ArticleCleaner shale technology is being sought
DAVID WETHE Bloomberg News HOUSTON — Halliburton Co. and Schlumberger Ltd., trying to forestall a regulatory crackdown that would cut natural-gas drilling, are developing ways to eliminate the need for...
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Much of Back Mt. leased
Partnership of two energy companies lines up area covering over 25,000 acres in the Back Mountain for gas exploration. By Jerry Lynottjlynott@timesleader.com Business Writer Just a few sites have been...
View ArticleDrilling under river is OK’d in Bradford Co.
By ANDREW MAYKUTH The Philadelphia Inquirer The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources signed a $6.15 million agreement Monday with Chesapeake Energy Corp., giving the company the right...
View ArticleChesapeake aims to raise $5 billion
By MURRAY EVANS Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY — Chesapeake Energy Corp. said Monday it plans to raise about $5 billion over the next two years in an effort to expand its investment in oil and...
View ArticleArea races seeing little gas money
That situation could shift, says co-author of study of political donations. By Andrew M. Sederaseder@timesleader.com Times Leader Staff Writer While natural gas companies and their related political...
View ArticleSome legislators think natural gas tax is best answer
Gov. says drilling industry’s top issues will be dealt with separate from taxes. MARC LEVY Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Legislature is a place where victory almost always arrives...
View ArticleRoustabouts wanted as companies rush to drill for gas
By Joe Napsha, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Published: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Workers looking for jobs in the region’s booming natural gas industry may try their hand as a “roustabouts” — general...
View ArticleEncana Oil & Gas discusses natural gas drilling at chamber breakfast
BY DENISE ALLABAUGH (STAFF WRITER) Published: August 26, 2010 WILKES-BARRE – Encana Oil & Gas continues its quest for natural gas. The company remains in an exploratory mode as it drills two...
View ArticleBradford County woman sues driller over well problems
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — A Bradford County woman is suing natural gas driller Chesapeake Energy Corp. and two of its subsidiaries, claiming that drilling near her rural home has fouled the...
View ArticleWhat They’re Saying: Marcellus Shale Helping Small Businesses Reach “The...
Clean-Burning Marcellus Natural Gas Helping Small Businesses Reach “The American Dream”: Fred Raco is living proof that hard work plays a big role in reaching the American dream. … Raco is negotiating...
View ArticleGas wells a mixed blessing on property
Lucrative leasing deals are possible for area residents. Negatives: Noise, pollution. The opportunity won’t come to most Northeastern Pennsylvania landowners, but those offered a natural-gas well will...
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 ArticleDrillers: Pa. hampering business
Gas industry officials told state senators in Dallas that cumbersome rules make it difficult to operate. MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Writer DALLAS — Executives of drilling companies exploring a...
View ArticleCleaner shale technology is being sought
DAVID WETHE Bloomberg News HOUSTON — Halliburton Co. and Schlumberger Ltd., trying to forestall a regulatory crackdown that would cut natural-gas drilling, are developing ways to eliminate the need for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Much of Back Mt. leased
Partnership of two energy companies lines up area covering over 25,000 acres in the Back Mountain for gas exploration. By Jerry Lynottjlynott@timesleader.com Business Writer Just a few sites have been...
View ArticleDrilling under river is OK’d in Bradford Co.
By ANDREW MAYKUTH The Philadelphia Inquirer The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources signed a $6.15 million agreement Monday with Chesapeake Energy Corp., giving the company the right...
View ArticleChesapeake aims to raise $5 billion
By MURRAY EVANS Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY — Chesapeake Energy Corp. said Monday it plans to raise about $5 billion over the next two years in an effort to expand its investment in oil and...
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