"Amy Gilbert, a stakeholder relations adviser for Talisman Energy, said the company currently has enough land under lease that they could continue to drill wells for another 10 years"

"More jobs would follow from expanding the use of natural gas, Mr. Perry [PADEP] said. He noted the interest from Royal Dutch Shell to build an ethane cracker plant to make plastics within the Marcellus region, estimated to have a $7 billion economic impact.

Southwestern Pennsylvania produces gas with excess ethane, which can create transmission issues. "This would take a problem and turn it into a resource base," Mr. Perry said."

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