Keystone Energy Forum

The thriving Marcellus Shale industry has not only brought countless new businesses and jobs to our community, but also a wave of generosity and compassion.

The state House and Senate are near final agreement on Marcellus shale legislation that would establish an optional fee for counties to levy on drillers and provide state funding to help attract companies to process natural gas.

The state Superior Court has rejected what it called a "creative" attempt by a landowner in Bradford County to get out of an oil and gas lease.

An early morning fire destroyed the housing of a compressor station that serves 11 natural gas wells and a fuel-gas pipeline in Mercer County.

"All Energy Now" is the new voice of our regional energy market and will devote 23 hours of airtime each week as a public affairs meeting place for people interested in energy news.

The EPA in no way contends that a draft report on groundwater pollution in Wyoming could apply to hydraulic fracturing in any other part of the U.S., an EPA official told a U.S. House subcommittee - including the Marcellus Shale and shale areas in other northeastern region.

Texas has more gas drilling than any other state and on Wednesday it started requiring drillers to release the list of chemicals used on each well.

Pittsburgh-based United Steelworkers reached a tentative agreement with Shell Oil Co. on a three-year deal that covers many of the nation's oil production workers.

Williamsport's unemployment rate has been declining, many attribute to the development of the Marcellus Shale.

Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia are trying to top each other with the sweetest package of tax breaks for Shell Oil Co., which plans to build a huge new petrochemical refinery in the region.