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On October 25, Baker Hughes reported the number of naturalgas drilling rigs in Pennsylvania dropped to 12, the lowest number of rigs in the state since July 2007, according to Reuters. Naturalgas companies are reducing the number of rigs and new wells they are bringing online in an attempt to raise the prices of naturalgas.
Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) announced plans to introduce legislation to prohibit municipalities from receiving Act 13 drilling impact fees if they set more protective standards on the development of naturalgas than required in state or federal law and while a challenge to local restrictions is being litigated. In October 2023, Sen.
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