The number of unconventional natural gas well permits issued by Pennsylvania regulators last year bounced back after hitting an eight-year low in 2016, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) annual oil and gas report.
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A wide-ranging proposal pitched by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf earlier this year to implement a severance tax that would fund a $4.5 billion infrastructure revitalization program across the state has been introduced in the state legislature with near majority support in both chambers.
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Donald Raikes arrived at 2019’s DUG East conference, a major shale gas industry gathering in Pittsburgh, with a mixed set of messages for his fellow fossil energy officials.
“We are faced with a lot of challenges in this industry,” Raikes, senior vice president of gas infrastructure at Dominion Energy, said. “And this morning what I plan to do is use my time to carve out a call for action for all of us. We need to be very aware of the forces that are out there and how they are coming against us.”
What sorts of forces? Raikes warned specifically about opposition from environmental groups.
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