TWIN TIERS LANDOWNERS COALITION

 

December 2010 

 

12/31/10 Added Wilkes University water resources in Downloads

 

12/31/10 Future of natural gas drilling - Cuomo wants the facts

 

12/23/10 Natural gas booming - but so are major obstacles

 

12/22/10 Marcellus decision in NY an unnatural disaster [right on the money]

 

12/22/10 Tompkins bans fracking on county-owned land [misguided] 

 

12/22/10 Exco buys some Chief Marcellus assets

 

12/22/10 Hydraulic fracturing -- is it all it's cracked up to be?

 

12/22/10 Survey shows PA residents concerned about hydrofracturing

 

12/21/10 Oil field services providers go greener on hydrofracturing

 

12/21/10 Wyoming fracking rules point way for public disclosure

 

12/20/10 Paterson's decisions on gas drilling get mixed reviews

 

12/2010 Other shale formations have natural gas potential

 

12/16/10 WSJ Editorial: The Madness of New York [amen to that]

 

12/16/10 Paterson right to veto moratorium [yes, but don't make it worse with Executive Order]

 

12/16/10 Cabot settles with DEP on Dimmock

 

12/16/10 Shale drillers creating more jobs

 

12/16/10 Shell: we'll produce more gas than oil in 2012

 

12/14/10 Obama Admin wants study but backs Northeast shale drilling

 

12/14/10 API backs plan to disclose fracking ingredients

 

12/13/10 Governor's Executive Order [doesn't match press release, likely public hearings again on draft SGEIS]

 

12/13/10 On drilling, Paterson pleases both sides

 

12/13/10 "There is international interest" - says PIOGA Executive Director

 

12/13/10 Range responds to EPA allegations

 

12/13/10 NY Governor vetoes moratorium bill, issues Executive Order: no Marcellus high volume hydrofracturing until at least July 1, 2011

 

12/11/10 Gas drilling moratorium in doubt [cross your fingers, hope for a veto!]

 

12/11/10 Hydrofracking ban opponent: why it's flawed 

 

12/10/10 Anti-fracking group protests outside National Fuel Gas office in Buffalo

 

12/10/10 Shale poses industry test in PA

 

12/10/10 DRBC eases proposed natural gas drilling curbs

 

12/9/10 EPA Action on Range in Texas escalates fight over state regulation

 

12/9/10 Range Resources projects 1,000 jobs

 

12/9/10 DRBC publishes gas drilling regulations [add another problem to the pile]

 

12/8/10 The Real Price of Compulsory Integration in New York [be sure to read commentary by Andy Leahy (excellent and on point); all PA landowners should read this as well]

 

12/8/10 Natural gas production may rise to record in 2010

 

12/8/10 New York Governor asks DRBC to delay rules [a good thing]

 

12/8/10 Halliburton to give EPA hydrofracing documents

 

12/3/10 New York could be the first state to ban controversial drilling technique [yikes!]

 

12/3/10 Gas company changes drilling process

 

12/3/10 Shale industry delivers message to chambers of commerce

 

12/2/10 Exxon, Chevron see Eastern Gulf ban as step in wrong direction

 

12/2/10 Steuben County wants state to set policy on road use

 

12/1/10 NYS Assembly passes moratorium: fracking opponents celebrate, turn to Paterson [another nail in the coffin for jobs and clean energy in NY; what are they thinking?] 

 

November 2010

 

 

October 2010

 

 

September 2010

 

8/2/10 Chesapeake interest in WV, lease values

 

8/2/10 Hydrofack debate continues especially in NY

 

July 2010

 

7/30/10 Different towns, different rules in PA

7/29/10 API issues new Marcellus economic study (see Links and Downloads)

 

7/29/10 Talisman Energy profits jump

 

7/29/10 IOGA of NY urges lawmakers not to pass moratoria bills

 

7/29/10 Marcellus Shale drilling drives economic growth

 

7/29/10 EPA to study health impacts of hydrofracing

 

7/29/10 Senate bill includes fracing info

 

7/29/10 Range and Talisman in joint venture

 

7/26/10 Cabot steps to the plate

 

7/26/10 Battle over natural gas continues

 

7/26/10 A Marcellus plan for PA

 

7/26/10 Geological Survey to study water withdrawals in NY thanks to Hinchey [waste of money]

 

7/22/10 Range is king of the Marcellus

 

7/20/10 PA Legislature likely to pass severance tax in October [likely include forced pooling, etc.]

7/20/10 Sullivan County NY needs money

 

7/20/10 WV leasing group offers

 

7/19/10 See Update below for acreages in Tioga County and progress toward lease sale

 

7/14/10 Letter sent to legislators in NY opposing moratorium bills [impressive array of support from diverse groups]

 

7/14/10 PA DEP directive to gas well operators re blowouts

 

7/14/10 Marcellus Shale Consortium Gas Summit

 

7/14/10 More on Force pooling legislation

 

7/13/10 Force pooling legislation proposed in PA - as we predicted; a good thing for the Coalition

 

7/13/10 Tougher regulations sought

 

7/13/10 Drilling forecasts decades of growth in PA

 

7/13/10 Cong. Hinchey wants federal regulation, but maybe only disclosure of chemicals

 

7/12/10 How drilling companies won't take no - compulsory integration in NY

 

7/12/10 A Shale Gas boom brings change

 

7/12/10 Concern spreads over environmental costs

 

7/12/10 Keeping farms as farms - thank you, natural gas

 

7/12/10 Moratorium bills having difficult time in NY [a very good thing]

 

7/12/10 Natural gas companies here to stay

 

7/12/10 Utica Shale important

 

7/10/10 Big Money drives up betting on Marcellus

 

June 2010

 

6/28/10 Community support strong at NY Forum

 

6/28/10 Syracuse Professor fed up with misinformation

 

6/28/10 Study says US natural gas use to double

 

6/28/10 Mundy (PA legislator) pushing moratorium

 

6/21/10 "Gasland" Debunked; great response to inaccurate and unscientific film

 

6/21/10 "Gasland" to air on HBO; see IPAA email on inaccuracies

 

6/21/10 Don't rush drilling plans in NY; [how may years should we study and wait?]

 

6/21/10 Offshore drilling may hasten natural gas

 

6/16/10 Marcellus moratorium in NY bad idea; legislators not listening to professionals

 

6/16/10 Marcellus law change proposal in PA includes pooling

 

6/14/10 Texas firm planning pipeline expansion

 

6/14/10 Positve outlook for Utica Shale

 

6/14/10 Life changing in Bradford County, some good, some bad

 

6/14/10 "Gasland" panned by New York Times (amazing)

 

6/14/10 Landowners tell Albany legislators to get out of the way

 

6/9/10 PA editorial: PA explosion cause for concern

 

6/9/10 Landowner rally in Albany to tell legislators to let NYSDEC do its job

 

6/9/10 Sen. Libous supportive of 'measured policy' for drilling in NY

 

6/9/10 Contact elected officials to voice opinion on NY legislation; IOGA of NY website

 

6/9/10 Legislation in NY very problematic

 

6/9/10 Land prices increasing because of drilling

 

6/2/10 Group: natural gas drilling threatens Delaware River

 

6/1/10 Harrison NY opposes hydrofracing; nothing new in NY

 

6/1/10 Bradford County gains employment

 

6/1/10 Penn Virginia acquires Tioga, other acreage

 

6/1/10 More on Shell purchase of East

 

5/28/10 SHELL BUYS EAST RESOURCES, GREAT NEWS FOR TTLC LANDOWNERS!

 

May 2010

5/28/10 NY's Rock Opera

 

5/28/10 Huffington Post's take on NY

 

5/27/10 Marcellus Shale Coalition announces new interactive site

 

5/27/10 New Penn State study says investment in Marcellus to triple from 2008 to 2011

 

5/27/10 Colorado lawmaker withdraws amendment

 

5/27/10 Environmentals spar with industry over proposed NY legislation

 

5/27/10 New economic study for NY

 

5/24/10 Firms find more gas beyond Marcellus - important information!

 

5/24/10 New player emerges - Williams

 

5/24/10 Gas yields higher than expected

 

5/24/10 Pipeline extensions in Susquehanna & NY

 

5/24/10 Chesapeake royalty payments top $1 billion in PA

 

5/24/10 Good article on pros and cons

 

5/24/10 Marcellus international implications - New Republic

 

5/24/10 Photographs of Marcellus well

 

5/24/10 Range ups estimates

 

5/19/10 Gov. Hoeven (ND and a friend of NY) and Lynn Helms (old friend and colleague) tell EPA to back off, states can regulate hydrofracing

 

5/18/10 Rendell official defends no bid lease to Andarko

 

5/18/10 Silent Majority in favor of Marcellus development in NY

 

5/18/10 NY coalition member in Broome speaks out

 

5/18/10 PA industry urged to act and comply with new rules

 

5/18/10 Fracking opponents in Texas in head on collision with the facts

 

5/14/10 Why drilling activity frenzied

 

5/11/10 Chesapeake getting more aggressive

 

5/11/10 EXCO signs joint venture in Appalachia

 

5/11/10 Schlumberger buys PA plant; still building in Big Flats?

 

5/10/10 Inflection Energy makes deal in Town of Maine, Broome County

 

5/10/10 Shale gas will rock the world

 

5/10/10 Marcellus saving farms

 

5/10/10 Steuben may take drill cuttings

 

5/10/10 Encana in PA

 

5/10/10 Marcellus Golden Egg in PA

 

5/3/10 Energy companies building pipelines

 

5/1/10 Sovas response to Albany Times Union Viewpoint (see April 19 below)

 

April 2010

 

4/30/10 Chesapeake takes NY Senators on tour of PA; a good move

 

4/29/10 "Drilling rules should be the same" in NY for inside and outside watershed 

 

4/29/10 Engelder says hogwash on both sides

 

4/29/10 National Fuel Gas signs two deals

 

4/29/10 USA Today doesn't do investigative journalism either

 

4/26/10 PA Forum discusses many issues

 

4/26/10 Albany Times Union still not satisfied with NYC watershed out

 

4/26/10 DEC takes political route, drops NYC, Skaneatles watersheds from SGEIS

 

4/21/10 Marcellus infrastructure inadequate

 

4/21/10 Governor Paterson weighs in

 

4/19/10 Albany Times Union environmental opinion doesn't balance need for natural gas, facts

 

4/16/10 DEC process slowed as expected; now late summer or fall

 

4/16/10 Range says acre of Marcellus worth more than $50,000

 

4/16/10 Cabot irresponsible; gives industry black eye

 

4/15/10 DEC makes major information request from producers, due April 30; another delay?

 

4/13/10 Lifton introducing NY legislation to give localities right to zone oil and gas - only trouble

 

4/13/10 Range doing very well

 

4/12/10 Steuben County to establish task force

 

4/8/10 Talisman plans to focus on shale

 

4/6/10 API excellent response to water problems in PA

 

4/6/10 Clueless Hang at it again in NY

 

4/6/10 Industry looking for sites in PA

 

4/2/2010 DUG Conference news, "Willl NY Embrace the Marcellus,";see Links and Downloads for Adam Schultz entire presentation

 

4/1/2010 Cuomo opinion on NY watershed troublesome

 

4/1/2010 Gas Drillers in NY worried about Paterson woes

 

March 2010

 

3/31/2010 Addison Post article on TTLC headquarters opening, Grand Opening

 

3/30/10 Gov. Rendell warns gas industry

 

3/29/10 Texas lease deadlines; not unlike PA, NY

 

3/29/10 EQT executives:Marcellus Shale most important economic development ‘since the invention of the blast furnace.’

 

3/29/10 Marcellus rush fuels spinoffs

 

3/25/10 PA Justices rule against landowners re deductions for royalty

 

3/25/10 Chief Oil and Gas discusses conservation in PA

 

3/25/10 Mad Money interview with Rep. Hinchey (10 min.)

3/23/10 BP, others push against federal regulation of hydrofracing

 

3/22/10 Marcellus to create thousands of jobs in NY

 

3/19/10 EPA to study hydrofracing

 

3/18/10 Chesapeake to hold lease signing; read comments as well

 

3/12/10 Natural gas from shale major fuel of future in US

 

3/10/10 Hinchey not opposed to natural gas development; softening stand

 

3/3/10 Statoil secures pipeline agreement

 

3/1/10 Marcellus shale could be a boon

February 2010

 

2/25/10 Range plotting Marcellus expansion

 

2/23/10 PA hearing on environmental protection bill

 

2/23/10 Energy industry not concerned with Congressional hydrofracing probe

 

2/22/10 Schlumberger buys competitor for $11 billion

 

2/22/10 Two service companies admit to using diesel fuel in coalbed methane fracs, not good

 

2/19/10 Progress on 300 Line Project in PA

 

2/19/10 Congress to investigate hydrofracing, probably a good thing

 

2/18/10 Adam Schultz to speak on hydrofracing panel, ESF, Syracuse U., March 1

 

2/18/10 Tioga County, PA Marcellus Shale Community Education Team

 

2/18/10 Sen. Bonacic takes on NYC for landowners

 

2/17/10 Japanese Mitsui buys stake in Anadarko, PA Marcellus

 

2/16/10 EPA Official says hydrofracing okay

 

2/14/10 Endless Mountain joins the fray, creates competition

 

2/12/10 PA issues industrial water discharge permit to plant in Williamsport

 

2/9/10 Marcellus Shale Coalition on Progress - let's protect landowners in PA (like NY) with correlative rights law changes

 

2/9/10 Open letter to NY'ers from Jerry Simmons, Exec. Dir. of NARO, and an old friend

 

2/9/10 Frac fluid graphic showing constituents

 

2/4/10 More on hydrofracing under attack (see 1/11/10 EXCELLENT Response below also)

 

2/2/10 NYSDEC adding positions, severance tax proposal

 

 

1/31/10 Shell interested in Marcellus?

1/29/10 Chesapeake running out of gas?

 

1/29/10 Pennsylvania proposing new drilling rules

 

1/28/10 Obama calls for major energy initiatives - all good news for Marcellus

 

1/28/10 Williamsport Editorial right on the money

 

1/26/10 Obama meets with energy execs at White House re jobs, State of the Union

 

1/23/10 Elmira Star Gazette article on our Coalition

1/22/10 Competing pro and con drilling rallies in Albany, Monday, January 25 (see industry flyer)

1/21/10 Wall Street Journal on hydrofracing controversy

 

1/14/10 Governor Rendell letter to Assembly re Severance Tax - projects 5000 Marcellus permits in 2010!

 

1/11/10 EXCELLENT DEC Response to Hang Article in Binghamton Press on oil and gas problems

 

1/11/10 Interest in NY coming back?

1/11/10 Good hydrofracing article

1/7/10 Congressman Massa - how many times do we study?

 

 

December 2009

 

12/30/09 Energy In Depth brings reality to misinformation

12/28/09 Very successful well in Tioga, PA by National Fuel Gas

12/23/09 NYC calls for Marcellus prohibition in NYC Watershed

12/23/09 Congressman Hinchey submits very critical comments, recommendations on SGEIS

12/22/09 Ultra buys acreage at $5000 per acre, interesting info

12/22/09 Exxon Venture may be Prelude

12/20/09 Addison landowners form Coalition - Corning Leader

12/16/09 Range Resources Confident of Marcellus in PA

12/14/09 Exxon to Buy XTO Energy (big news for Marcellus in PA and NY)

12/11/09 IOGA of NY Needs Our Help

12/10/09 Monitoring Streams in PA

12/1/09 Marcellus Shale Coalition to Represent PA Natural Gas Industry

12/07/09 The Hill - Oil, Gas Industries Job Boost (comments at bottom distressing)

12/08/09 NY Times - Dark Side of a Natural Gas Boom (somewhat balanced article on pollution fears but recognizes that hydrofracing is not the issue)

12/06/09 Albany, N.Y.- Timesunion.com - Print Story.pdf -Marcellus Approval and Timing (we do not agree; much too pessimistic)

12/2/09 Wellsboro Gazette Article on Twin Tiers Landowners Coalition

Support Natural Gas Exploration from Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York

11/24/09 Cuomo Announces Agreement with Fortuna Energy on Force Majeure Issue

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Extends the Comment Period on the SGEIS to December 31, 2009