Local Natural Gas Expo Draws Estimated 3,000 People
Potter County Today
Organizers of the successful tri-county Natural Gas Expo held this week in Coudersport will be meeting soon to assess the event and discuss follow-up options. Anyone who was skeptical about the far-reaching impact of Marcellus Shale natural gas production was singing a different tune after the Expo.
An estimated 3,000 people passed through the sold-out display areas at the Gospel Tabernacle grounds, the majority of them seeking employment and training opportunities, or business connections. Energy companies and the many ancillary businesses that connect with them for drilling, production and transportation are bullish on Potter, Cameron and McKean counties, with ambitious plans to tap into rich pools of gas trapped roughly 7,000 feet underground in shale.
A development phase is expected to last for a decade or more, resulting in thousands of jobs and a significant impact on the region. For more than a quarter-century to follow, experts say, steady gas production will bring big financial returns to mineral rights owners and send a ripple effect through the economy.
More than 500 high school students attended to learn more about careers and educational opportunities. People from nine states and dozens of Pennsylvania counties rented vendor space. Another 40 applicants had to be turned away.
Seminars included water resources and gas drilling; marketing local businesses to the gas industry; poly tanks; and obtaining servicing contracts with gas companies. Above, Bruce Sampson discusses careers and business partnerships at the Pennsylvania General Energy booth. A booth from the Clearfield-based Land & Mapping Services is shown at right.
(Photos by Curt Weinhold)
12 comments:
What's the matter? 3,000 people learning about the natural gas industry and trying to find out about jobs that all the naysayers complained don't exist but nothing positive is written.
Good to see that there may actually be some life brought back into a dying or dead region of the state.
Thank God for the natural gas industry.
Congratulations to all involved with setting up this gathering. I think it did some good for the local area even though it was only 2 days. Hopefully in the long run it will be double good for the area later. Congrats again guys and gals...I know you worked hard at it!!!
This is great news for these parts of PA & NY. This natural gas "find" is now being deemed the largest natural gas reserve in the world.
Read it here:
http://pipelineandgasjournal.com/%E2%80%9Ccolonel%E2%80%9D-drake-marcellus-shale-gas-play-transmission-developments
I was disappointed with the expo. I expected it would be companies coming here to do business looking for employees to come work for them. That wasn't what I experienced on Wednesday.
Seemed to be very organized and lots of businesses attended but I got the impression they were looking to get their names out there and pick up more business.
I must have misunderstood the advertising?????
I would be interested to see the balance sheet for the expo. I would like to know how much was collected, spent and who has the extra money?
Curious
Extra monies probably went to the Potter County Education Council. Thier funding was removed and they are desperately seeking dollars to stay afloat.
i think that it is pretty sad that no local people r being hired ,they need 2 start local people hired on, its not fair that that all yhis out of towners r coming in and the local people r being pushed out and not given a chance something needs 2 be done
"i think that it is pretty sad that no local people r being hired ,they need 2 start local people hired on, its not fair that that all yhis out of towners r coming in and the local people r being pushed out and not given a chance something needs 2 be done"
I'll give you a little hint. If you can't communicate any better than that, you probably don't deserve a job in the "industry".
"Thier funding was removed and they are desperately seeking dollars to stay afloat."
Anyone know what Helene (SP) pulls down a year at the ed council?
12:42:00 PM
My thoughs exactly, holy hanna!
CELL PHONES -- The downfall.
hydraulic fracturing is not environmentally safe...just saw the wipeout of a stream (Dunkard Cr)i fish in western PA from spilled hydraulic fracturing chemicals...fish kills don't matter...as long as these energy companies bottom lines are in good shape...that's what's important
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