Author Archives: Maria Turconi

Throwback: How They Made The Flame

Last week on Well Said we featured The Flame, which was the Cabot employee newsletter throughout the 40s 50s and 60s.  We plan to bring you more from The Flame on Thursdays as part of our new Throwback section. What better … Read More

Summer Travel: Gasoline vs. CNG

This past weekend not only marked our country’s 238th birthday but was also one of the biggest Independence Day travel weekends in history. AAA Travel Forecast estimated that over 41 million Americans traveled to celebrate the 4th. Of these weekenders, … Read More

Video Tuesday: Lackawanna College Outdoor Lab

This week’s video Tuesday features another segment from WNEP’s Power to Save. This time the focus is on the Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural Gas outdoor lab. This recent addition to the Lackawanna program shows the industry’s investment in … Read More

A look into Cabot’s past with “The Flame”

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

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

What do PA voters want?

The Marcellus Shale Coalition released this easy to understand infographic that shows a comprehensive breakdown of what PA voters want. If the severance tax were to mean a decrease in local job opportunity or negative effects for the oil and gas … Read More

PA residents weigh in: New jobs vs. Taxes

The proposed severance tax on extracted natural gas in Pennsylvania is a hot issue right now in Harrisburg. The real question remains as to, what do the Pennsylvania voters want? A recent poll numbers saw a 55 percent of voters … Read More