The days of empty hotel rooms are coming to an end in areas with Marcellus ShaleA fine grained sedimentary rock composed mostly of consolidated clay or mud. Shale is the most frequently occurring sedimentary rock.ShaleA fine grained sedimentary rock composed mostly of consolidated clay or mud. Shale is the most frequently occurring sedimentary rock. is
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The State House approved a $27.66 billion budget plan. The plan includes a nickel-per-gallon tax credit for purchasing and using ethane from gas wells within the commonwealth. The tax incentive would require a company to invest at least $1 billion and create at least 2,500 construction jobs in order to receive the tax credit. There
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Looking for a new career? An informational session on a free Greene County roustabout job training program will be held in July by the Westmoreland County Community College. The information session is for those interested in applying for entry-level training for roustabout jobs in the natural gasA naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon gases
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We have been fueling our cars for decades with gasoline, but will the natural gasA naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon gases beneath the earth’s surface – often in association with petroleum. boom and its predictions for future growth have us revving the engines of natural gasA naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon
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Chesapeake Energy’s new chairman, Archie Dunham, will face major challenges with the company’s financial situation while trying to work things out with both CEO, Aubrey McClendon and Chesapeake’s biggest shareholders. The shareholders want to see more conservative measures taken in regard to expenditures and expansion while McClendon is more of the “spender.” Dunham, a former
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