Links to recent stories related to natural gas industry

http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/11/15/news/sc_times_trib.20081115.a.pg7.tt15wastewater_s1.2091720_loc.txt

http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/11/13/news/sc_times_trib.20081113.a.pg6.tt13susquehanna_s1.2086105_loc.txt

http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/11/10/news/sc_times_trib.20081110.a.pg1.tt10obama_s1.2077710_top2.txt

http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/11/08/editorial/sc_times_trib.20081108.a.pg12.tt08edit1_s1.2073546_edi.txt

http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/11/05/news/sc_times_trib.20081105.a.pg4.tt05state111_s1.2062381_loc.txt

http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/10/30/news/sc_times_trib.20081030.a.pg8.tt30gasrealestate_s1.2050255_loc.txt

http://www.citizensvoice.com/articles/2008/11/13/news/wb_voice.20081113.t.pg4.cv13cdcountybudget_s1.2086758_top3.txt

http://www.independentweekender.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=20183362&BRD=2279&PAG=461&dept_id=467076&rfi=8

http://www.thedailyreview.com/articles/2008/11/16/editorial/tw_review.20081116.a.pg4.tw16edit_s1.2093541_edi.txt

http://www.thedailyreview.com/articles/2008/11/14/news/tw_review.20081114.a.pg1.tw14pipeline_s1.2089961_loc.txt

http://www.thedailyreview.com/articles/2008/11/14/news/tw_review.20081114.a.pg1.tw14athens_s1.2090191_loc.txt

http://www.thedailyreview.com/articles/2008/11/13/news/doc491c6db11bc3f089894538.txt

http://www.thedailyreview.com/articles/2008/11/12/editorial/letters/tw_review.20081112.a.pg4.tw12letters_s1.2080081_let.txt

http://www.thedailyreview.com/articles/2008/11/07/news/doc4913c15f8a262861659241.txt

http://www.thedailyreview.com/articles/2008/11/05/news/tw_review.20081105.a.pg1.tw05yaw_s1.2065299_loc.txt

Lawsuit

According to Montrose attorney Michael Giangrieco, a ruling has not been made on lawsuit he filed on behalf of several landowners against Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

The lawsuit is in the federal district court in Scranton. The landowners are attempting to have agreements they made with Cabot nullified.

The landowners are claiming the royalty clauses in the lease do not conform with state law.

Story link above in 'Link' box

Chesapeake Energy venture

Chesapeake Energy is partnering with StatoilHydro to develop the Marcellus Shale.
According to Chesapeake, StatoilHydro will acquire a 32.5% interest in Chesapeake's Marcellus Shale assets in Appalachia for $3.375 billion, leaving Chesapeake with a 67.5% working interest


About StatoilHydro :

StatoilHydro is a publicly traded company listed on the NYSE under the symbol, STO. The company has a 52-week trading range of, 15.51 - 43.31.

StatoilHydro has a market cap of 51.64B. In comparison, Chesapeake has a market cap of, 11.97 billion.


Formed in 1972, StatoilHydro is based in Stavanger, Norway.


StatoilHydro refines, markets, transports and develops petroleum and petroleum-derived products, including natural gas and oil. It has service stations in Scandinavia, Poland, the Baltic States of the former Soviet Union and Russia.

StatoilHydro homepage: http://www.statoilhydro.com/en/Pages/default.aspx

Natural gas workshop

Workshop information below:


THE GOVERNOR'S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON RURAL AFFAIRS
IMPORTANT MESSAGE : PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES & FRIENDS


The Governor's Center for Local Government Services is pleased to announce that registrations are now open for a workshop on Natural Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale Region of PA. The workshop, which will focus on steps that local governments can take to prepare for the impacts of drilling in their region, will be held on November 18 in 11 sites throughout the state. Penn State University will provide a video downlink to a panel of experts on this topic. The brochure for this workshop is attached.

Please contact Kelly Lougee with any questions you have regarding the conference at klougee@psats.org or 717-763-0930.