AGA’s Harbert: Natural Gas Industry Has Proven Emissions Reduction Track Record

Washington, D.C. – American Gas Association (AGA) President and CEO Karen Harbert made the following statement in response to President Biden setting a 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target: “America’s natural gas utilities will make a meaningful contribution to achieving the vision laid out by President Biden today to continue to drive down emissions in our nation ...

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2021-09-08T17:50:15+00:00April 22nd, 2021|

Natural Gas Distribution Emissions Continue to Fall

Washington, DC - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, which shows that annual emissions from the natural gas distribution system declined 69 percent from 1990 to 2019, as natural gas utility companies added more than 788,000 miles of pipeline to serve 21 million more customers. Distribution systems owned ...

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2021-09-08T17:43:56+00:00April 14th, 2021|

New WVU Report Says Modernizing West Virginia’s Property Laws Would Create Thousands of New Jobs, Inject Billions into Economy, Boost Royalty Payments, Raise Revenue for the State Budget

Study Projects Up to $2.45 Billion Economic Boost, Nearly 2,000 New Jobs from Policy Change CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA – Modernizing property laws would lead to more natural gas development, unleash a burst of economic activity in the Mountain State, help create thousands of new jobs and increase royalty payments by millions of dollars, according ...

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2021-09-23T18:04:01+00:00March 8th, 2021|

GO-WV sees opportunities amidst the challenges

This year has been a challenging one. The pandemic has affected all of us, and our industry, much like every sector, is adapting. While many more challenges lie ahead, we also see opportunities. One such opportunity has come to fruition with the Gas & Oil Association of West Virginia (GO- WV), the merger of ...

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2021-09-23T17:05:51+00:00February 10th, 2021|

IOGA/WVONGA Merger Ratified

The natural gas industry and our state are stronger today than they were yesterday. IOGAWV and WVONGA members have overwhelmingly voted to merge into one organization, approving the name:  Gas and Oil Association of WV, Inc. (GO-WV).

2020-12-09T20:26:23+00:00December 4th, 2020|

AST Zone Coverage Meeting Follow-up Information

IOGA recently met with representatives from the WV Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the WV Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to discuss the recent changes to AST Zone Mapping and Extended Effective dates. Information from that meeting can be found on this link.

2020-10-30T18:34:35+00:00October 30th, 2020|

EQT Donates More Than $200,000 to Local First Responders

Recognizing twenty-one volunteer fire departments for their service As part of EQT Corporation's continuing efforts to financially support communities in its core operational footprint, today the Company announced $210,000 in donations to local first responders. The donations were made to 21 volunteer fire departments identified as a primary first responder in the Company's current operations ...

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2020-08-04T15:55:31+00:00August 3rd, 2020|
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