Many municipalities across Pennsylvania received less money from the fees paid for Marcellus drilling this year. The average lesser amount was about 10%. The fees collected for 2012 was about $202.4 million dollars, which was a decrease of about $1.8 million dollars. Part of the reason in the drop in impact fees is the drop in the...
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Hess Corp. and Newfield Appalachia PA LLC sent a letter to landowners that notified them their leases are no longer in effect, according to the Northern Wayne Property Owners Alliance, which negotiated a master lease on behalf of more than 1,300 families and businesses. A three year moratorium on gas drilling has infuriated...
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA LEASES ARE EXPIRING… Many Washington County PA landowners’ oil & gas leases have already expired, or are set to expire in the very near future. Unfortunately, many of them do not get the professional help they should, and miss valuable opportunities to maximize negotiations for a quality oil &...
read moreThe Environmental Protection Agency recently cited cheaper natural gas as one of the reasons for lower greenhouse-gas emissions in the United States. Gas prices also declined as a result of increased supply from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and responded by using more gas to generate electricity. Natural gas emits...
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