Pittsburgh

The Colcom Foundation of Pittsburgh, PA, has launched the $1 million Marcellus Environmental Fund to distribute grants to nonprofit organizations “to address the accelerating environmental impact of shale drilling in western Pennsylvania through public education, community engagement, best practices, baseline data collection, ongoing monitoring, land owner guidance and collaborative projects.”

Range Resources Corp. is developing an office facility in Canonsburg, PA, south of Pittsburgh, to allow it to eventually more than double its Marcellus Shale regional office workforce, which is currently 225. Most of the new jobs are to go to area residents, according to Ray Walker, senior vice president of the Houston-based producer’s Appalachia Shale unit. The five-story building is to include energy efficient measures that include reflective roof material, reflective glass, shade fins, energy management systems and waste recycling. The project is being developed under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Certification under guidelines set up by the U.S. Green Building Council.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) told a field hearing audience in Pittsburgh last week that he plans to introduce legislation intended to improve emergency response services at oil and gas wells.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) told a field hearing audience in Pittsburgh Monday that he plans to introduce legislation intended to improve emergency response services at oil and gas wells.

Two people were killed in a blast that occurred at a natural gas well in Indiana Township, northeast of Pittsburgh, at about 9:50 a.m. Friday, the Associated Press (AP) reported.

Noting well results that have been better than expected, Pittsburgh-based EQT Corp. said lat Tuesday it will expand its position in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania by acquiring about 58,000 net acres from a group of private operators and landowners.

Noting well results that have been better than expected, Pittsburgh-based EQT Corp. said Tuesday it will expand its position in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania by acquiring about 58,000 net acres from a group of private operators and landowners.

Noting well results that have been better than expected, Pittsburgh-based EQT Corp. said Tuesday it will expand its position in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania by acquiring about 58,000 net acres from a group of private operators and landowners.

“The land grab of 2008 is over” in many of the major natural gas shale formations across the United States, said an energy analyst with New York-based Jeffries & Co. Inc. last week.