Gov.-elect Tom Wolf might have been off the mark by hundreds of millions of dollars when he said during his campaign that a new severance tax on natural gas drillers would raise more than $1 billion.
Houston-based Southwestern Energy Co. will pay $300 million to buy some of the Marcellus shale gas drilling assets that WPX Energy Inc. wants to offload.
Well-water tested in Wayne and Pike counties contains low-to-moderate concentrations of naturally occurring methane, according to new studies by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Penn State researchers are seeking 50 residents living in rural Lancaster County who are interested in science and energy to participate in the Marcellus Community Science Volunteer Program, a ten-week program exploring the natural and social sciences through the context of natural gas development.
A new report by Energy In Depth shows that methane emissions from oil and gas development have significantly declined in many of the top producing basins across the country, even as oil and gas production has skyrocketed.
The impact of increased natural gas production in the region has rippled out to local businesses such as restaurants, gas stations, rental homes - and wood waste recycling.
The state's newest privatization venture involves pairing compressed natural gas fueling stations with local mass transit agencies.
Conestoga Township supervisors voted 3-0 Tuesday evening to reject a "community rights" ordinance aimed at blocking a controversial natural gas pipeline through the community.
A massive, noisy natural gas flare will be visible next week in western Washington County, illuminating the first well that Range Resources Inc. drilled into the Utica Shale formation in five years.
Cumberland County commissioners voted on Tuesday to award 10 area park and trail projects with funding brought into the county from the state's collection of Marcellus shale drilling impact fees.
