PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: Pennsylvania drillers are pulling record amounts of natural gas from the Marcellus shale even as they bring fewer new wells online, according to state data released on Monday.
About 5,400 shale wells produced nearly 2 trillion cubic feet of gas during the first six months of the year, a 14 percent increase in production over the past six months of 2013, the data from the state Department of Environmental Protection show.
Energy companies accomplished the record despite connecting fewer than 500 new wells during the period. Previous semiannual reports showed an average of 675 new wells every six months… (more)
EDITOR: It is long past time that the gas be taxed as it is in other states, despite Tom Corbett getting huge contributions from the industry. Allowing gas to go untaxed is an outrage.
How rich will Tom Corbett suddenly become after leaving office?