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Saturday, August 16th, 2008

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IOGA of NY Takes Part in Senate Roundtable Session on Marcellus Shale Exploration

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

The Independent Oil & Gas Association (IOGA of NY) today presented comments at a roundtable discussion hosted by New York State Senator Antoine M. Thompson (D-Buffalo).

 

Sen. Thompson, chair of the Senate’s Environmental Conservation Committee, is gathering information as the state considers allowing expanded natural gas exploration in New York’s Marcellus Shale.

 

Read the entire press release here.

IOGA of NY Addresses NYS Assembly EnCon Committee

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

The Independent Oil and Gas Association (IOGA of NY) today presented the industry’s scientific and objective perspective on the prospect of expanded natural gas exploration in New York to the state Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation in Albany.

 

Read the entire press release here.

 

Read the complete testimony from The Independent Oil and Gas Association here.

Representatives from IOGA of NY to Present at New York Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Summit

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Cornell Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with a number of local and statewide partners, will host a Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Summit at the Owego Treadway Inn, in Owego, NY, on Monday, November 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Local government officials, landowner coalition representatives, citizens seeking more information, industry representatives, environmental advocates, and researchers and educators are encouraged to attend.

 

View the press release here.

Press Release: Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York Supports Vision and Recommendations of Draft State Energy Plan

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Lake View, NY – The Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York (IOGA of NY) today expressed support of a draft plan by the State Energy Planning Board, which recognizes the benefits that expanded natural gas exploration will bring to New York.

 

The plan, released today, says increased exploration in the Marcellus Shale “would create jobs, create wealth for upstate land-owners, and increase State revenue from taxes and land-owner leases and royalties.” The report recommends that the state “Support private interest and investment in drilling in the Marcellus Shale natural gas reserves and natural gas pipeline expansions to improve supply and deliverability of natural gas to markets in New York in an environmentally acceptable manner.”

 

Read the full text of IOGA’s August 10 press release here.