The United States is one of the largest producers of natural gas and among the countries included in the map has seen the biggest increase in shale gas production. The U.S. map shows a significant increase in general unconventional gas … Read More
News/Updates
Cabot Posts Second Quarter 2014 Operating & Financial Results
It’s that time of year again – the posting of Cabot’s second quarter 2014 operating and financial results. The press release reports on the impressive numbers coming from Cabot’s operations around the country. We’ve posted the full release here to give our … Read More
All Names Marcellus
The name Marcellus is the Latin word for “young warrior. “ The Marcellus Shale rock formation that lies beneath the Northeast U.S. is the not the first Marcellus in history. The Marcellus was originally a famous Roman warrior. Since 250 … Read More
Saying Farewell to the Cabot Picnic
After seeing more than 20,000 people attend the Cabot Picnic over the last four years, it’s time to say farewell to this monstrous event. Yes, I used the word “monstrous” because anyone who has attended, planned, set up, worked or … Read More
Calculators as a Helpful Energy Tool
Natural gas is domestic, clean burning, and in the case of Pennsylvania a very local fuel. Compared to wood or oil burning methods, natural gas burns much cleaner with less CO2 emissions. Natural gas in many cases proves to be … Read More
Cabot’s New Montrose Office
This week Cabot employees from the Northeast PA office moved into their brand new 32,000 square foot office building in Montrose Pennsylvania. The new building now has enough space to hold the entire staff instead of spreading them out between … Read More
Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural Gas President Speaks Before Congress
In April, Cabot announced its largest philanthropic endeavor in the company’s 125+ year history, the establishment of a $2.5 million endowment for Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural Gas. Since the announcement, college president Mark Volk has taken every … Read More
Williams set to take over Access Midstream
In an announcement on June 15th, Williams Companies Inc. announced that it is acquiring Access Midstream Partners L.P. for an estimated $6 billion in cash. Already an industry leader in pipeline and processing – owning 15,000 miles of interstate gas pipelines, 1,000 … Read More
Video Tuesday: Generations of Energy takes a look at local jobs
Frequently repeated (often on this site) are the following stats, “245,000 jobs created by oil and gas companies in Pennsylvania” and “average wage of oil and gas industry employee, $89,000” which are an important part of the story of Marcellus … Read More
What a severance tax means for PA Jobs, Education, and Royalties
Pennsylvania currently is one of the most expensive states for oil and gas operations due to high income tax rates and impact fees. A severance tax could have a stifling effect on the economic expansion that the oil and gas … Read More