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Companies expecting to draw natural gas from Pennsylvania’s prolific Marcellus Shale should be prepared to pay a severance tax, offer jobs to the state’s residents and abide by a growing list of regulations, according to members of a panel who spoke earlier this month at “Marcellus Shale Opportunities & Challenges,” the first in a series of forums presented by Marywood University in Scranton, PA.

Companies expecting to draw natural gas from Pennsylvania’s prolific Marcellus Shale should be prepared to pay a severance tax, offer jobs to the state’s residents and abide by a growing list of regulations, according to members of a panel who spoke Thursday during “Marcellus Shale Opportunities & Challenges,” the first in a series of forums presented by Marywood University in Scranton, PA.

In a decision that effectively clears the way for the implementation of tougher wastewater regulations for natural gas drilling operations in Pennsylvania’s prolific Marcellus Shale area, the state’s Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee has indicated that it does not intend to take any formal action on the regulations, according to committee chairperson Mary Jo White (R-21st).

Responding to customer demand for more natural gas processing capacity in the prolific Montney play of northeast British Columbia (BC), Spectra Energy said it plans to build a new 200 MMcf/d processing plant west of Dawson Creek.

Responding to customer demand for more natural gas processing capacity in the prolific Montney play of northeast British Columbia (BC), Spectra Energy said it plans to build a new 200 MMcf/d processing plant west of Dawson Creek.

Coalbed natural gas (CBNG) production from the prolific Powder River Basin (PRB) in Wyoming hit a new record in 2009, fueled by the output from the Big George coal seam, the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) reported.

Coalbed natural gas (CBNG) production from the prolific Powder River Basin (PRB) in Wyoming hit a new record in 2009, fueled by the output from the Big George coal seam, the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) reported.

Looking to capitalize on the growing need for natural gas storage in the prolific Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania, Valley Forge, PA-based UGI Corp. said Friday its UGI Central Penn Gas Inc. (UGI CPG) and UGI Storage Co. subsidiaries are conducting a binding open season for 14.7 Bcf of firm underground storage service from three existing storage fields.

Looking to capitalize on the growing need for natural gas storage in the prolific Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania, Valley Forge, PA-based UGI Corp. said Friday its UGI Central Penn Gas Inc. (UGI CPG) and UGI Storage Co. subsidiaries are conducting a binding open season for 14.7 Bcf of firm underground storage service from three existing storage fields.