The current Pennsylvania Impact Fee on the oil and gas industry is very beneficial to the Commonwealth and to the communities involved in the extraction of natural gas. The money taken from the Impact Fee is dispersed to every county in Pennsylvania, with large amounts going to communities where the…
We have entered June and the time for action on a finalized state budget is kicking into high gear. There are several major policy pieces on the table and they are all somewhat linked into a massive budget agreement. We at Cabot are stepping up our efforts to provide you…
When Governor Wolf outlined his new budget proposal including a severance tax on the energy industry, he was standing in an Elementary School classroom, claiming that all of the money from the proposed tax would go to education. Except the money isn’t going to education. Recently, PA Representative Jim Christiana,…
UGI Energy Services, which is a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, announced in May that they plan to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production plant in northern Pennsylvania that will use gas reserves from the Marcellus Shale. UGI Energy Services plans to seize a bigger share in the industry and…
In response to Pennsylvania Governor Wolf’s proposed severance tax, a diverse coalition of various Pennsylvania businesses and organization developed a new website called Stop New Energy Taxes that is currently up and running. The website features news, literature, info graphics, testimonials and even a letter to the Governor himself concerning the impacts his severance tax on the oil and gas industry will have…
Spring has finally sprung! With warm weather around the corner, many folks will be gearing up for landscaping, outdoor projects, and home improvement around the house. If you have any spring plans that may involve digging such as building a porch, installing a new mailbox, or even planting a tree,…