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Information about NYS Attorney General’s gas leasing guide

Times Herald-Record (Middletown, NY) information about the Attorney General’s natural gas drilling brochure is available online by visiting this link.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Marcellus Shale Website

As landowners and municipal officials continue to seek information about possible horizontal drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has launched a new Web page designed to provide details about drilling processes, leasing, federal and state laws, links to relevant sites, and the upcoming review of potential environmental impacts.The new page can be found at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/46288.html#Information.

Natural Gas Exploration - A Landonwers Guide from Penn State Extension

This guide is meant to be a tool for property owners, covering the basics of what you need to know, answering some common questions about natural gas exploration. Developed by Penn State Extension, you can download the pdf by clicking this link.

Negotiating a Municipal Oil & Gas Lease

Information for municipalties considering leasing contracts, from Coughlin & Gerhard LLP. This document was developed for the New York Conference of Mayors. Click here to view the pdf.

Otsego County Planning Department Gas Leasing site

Information and links relevant to landowners, as well as local government officals. Visit the site by following this link.

Full url: http://www.otsegocounty.com/depts/pln/NaturalGasLeasing.htm

The CCE Gas Leasing Forum is now available

The CCE Gas Leasing Forum is now available online at: http://gasleasing.cce.cornell.edu/phpbb/
The forum is open for users to post questions, comments, voice concerns and share resources relevant to gas leasing in New York State. The forum will be monitored by CCE staff, Cornell faculty and allied partners acting in the role of resource providers. We invite you to participate in the dicussions by visiting the forum link and registering for an account.

Public meeting at 6:30 PM on Thursday, July 17, 2008 - Greene, NY

Contact: Bradd Vickers, President of Chenango County Farm Bureau, 607-334-6061

NYS Dep. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Natural Gas Exploration Meeting

Rural land owners and interested parties are invited to a public meeting at 6:30 PM on Thursday, July 17, 2008 conducted by DEC at Greene High School, 40 South Canal St., Greene, NY 13778.

This is an opportunity to learn about natural gas exploration information, state drilling laws, oversight, natural gas leasing and the possible impacts of exploration activities. The meeting is a follow up to the packed informational meeting sponsored by Chenango County Farm Bureau & The Greater Greene Chamber of Commerce on June 17th.
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Seminar recording and powerpoints now available - Local Governments and Community Interest in Natural Gas Exploration

The Local Governments and Community Interest in Natural Gas Exploration webinar recording is now available online. You can view the recording by visiting this link

Gas Well Activity and Regulatory Requirements In the Susquehanna River Basin (pdf of powerpoint presentation Susquehanna River Basin Comission)

Marcellus Shale Exploration : Energy Development and the Environment (pdf of powerpoint presentation by Linda Collart, NYS DEC)

Oil and Gas Assessment (pdf of powerpoint presentation -NYS Office of Real Property Services

Registration Closed - Local Governments and Community Interest in Natural Gas Exploration July 15, 2008

Attendence for tonights educational seminar at the Chenango Town Hall is currently at maximum. For those of you who will be unable to attend, either in person or online, we will be posting a recording of tonights seminar online tomorrow (July 16th). We will also be establishing a discussion board for questions and on-going conversations around this topic.

We will post the link to the seminar tomorrow afternoon, here. We encourage you to bookmark this site, and check back tomorrow to watch the seminar recording.

Final Agenda - Local Governments and Community Interest in Natural Gas Exploration July 15, 2008

Download a pdf of the final agenda for tonights Local Governments and Community Interest in Natural Gas Exploration educational seminar at the Chenango Town Hall, 1529 State Rte 12, Binghamton, NY.

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