CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Chairmen of the Legislature’s two Finance Committees said increasing severance taxes on natural gas would be the wrong way to properly fund the Public Employees Insurance Agency because that revenue stream is far too volatile to fund such a vital program. House Finance Committee Chairman Eric Nelson, R-Kanawha, and Senate Finance Committee ...

The Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia (IOGAWV) hosted its inaugural Science Teacher Education Workshop June 19 and 20, which was attended by more than 40 science teachers from across the state, as shown below. The goal of the workshop, held at the Embassy Suites, was to help foster STEM and energy education ...

Committee Substitute for HB-4268 The Cotenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act Passes! IOGAWV is pleased to announce to its members that HB-4268, the Cotenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act passed the full House of Delegates today! On February 15, Committee Substitute for House Bill 4268 passed the House of Delegates with two non-threatening amendments and ...

In West Virginia, a single mineral tract could have hundreds of separate owners, or cotenants. Current state statutes prevent development of a mineral tract unless ALL owners (100%) of the property agree to the proposed development; any one owner, no matter how small an interest it has, can prevent a well from being drilled. IOGAWV ...

Brett Loflin (at podium) spoke about legislative matters during the Producers Issues Committee meeting in Morgantown as part of Sports Weekend.  He is IOGAWV's Vice President and chair of the Program and Government Affairs Committees.  The meeting focused on issues of importance to all West Virginia producers including legislative and environmental issues.  

Troop 547 Scout Master Bruce Nutter and Cub Master Peggy Sue Miller shown with Cub Scout Wyatt Miller and his Dominion Energy fidget spinner. Cub Scout Wyatt Miller, son of Dominion Energy employee Shawn Miller, is holding a fidget spinner with a Dominion Energy logo that was given to him at the Boy Scouts of ...

By: Joe Eddy, President/CEO, Eagle Manufacturing Company, Wellsburg, WV June 20, 2017 …

Dear Editor, I am writing regarding an article by Ken Ward that was published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail on March 28. I am chief executive officer of Energy Corporation of America (ECA) – a natural gas and oil company that is headquartered in West Virginia. We were founded more than fifty years ago in Glenville, ...

By Doug Malcolm Let’s be real about the oil and gas production tanks that are the subject of House Bill 2811. First, they are not “chemical storage tanks” as they have recently been described in an attempt to scare up opposition to the bill. The vast majority of these tanks contain produced brine (salt water). ...