With West Virginia’s Marcellus Shale industry still in its infancy and state regulators saying they need additional staff and funding to adapt to the burgeoning drilling business, more than a dozen candidates are seeking to be elected later this year to a 14-month term as governor of the Mountain State.
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Obama White House Favors ‘Use-It-or-Lose-It’ Approach to Leases
The new White House website, which debuted as President Obama took his oath last Tuesday, says the new president plans to eliminate oil imports within the next decade by, among other things, adopting a “use-it-or-lose-it” approach to existing oil and natural gas leases.
January 26, 2009