GAS DRILLING: CNY Coalition Planning Regional Meetings

GAS: CENTRAL NY LANDOWNERS COALITION - Six Regional Meetings Planned

Following is a short, but informative article from the NORWICH EVENING SUN. They do a good job of covering gas drilling developments in Chenango and neighboring counties. I will post meetings when information becomes available. VERY Interesting to see the prices and their strength due to "continguous" acreage:

NORWICH – Energy companies have been eyeing the 174,000-acre strong Central New York Landowners Coalition to lease its mineral rights, hints the group’s president, but no firm offers are on the table.The possible interest comes on the heels of a second offer made last week for 3,200 acres of Broome County land. Denver-based Inflection Energy LLC has reportedly proposed $2,250 to $2,750 an acre and 20 percent royalties to extract natural gas from the county’s Marcellus Shale reservoir. (An earlier deal was voted down by Broome’s legislators.) To relay details of the oil and gas industry’s inquiries, the Central New York Landowners Coalition, based in Chenango County, plans a series of six regional meetings this fall. The meetings are also designed to help fill in land blocks that would give the group greater negotiating power when the time comes, said Brian Conover, CNYLC president. “Our true coalition strength is flexed through contiguous acres. More than just land to drill, the industry also needs right-of-way to get the gas out, which is why contiguous acreage is what they are most interested in,” Conover said. Even non-members who may have already leased their land to a company are invited to attend. Participants will be able to see maps of leased and unleased acreage. In addition, both legal and scientific experts will be on hand to answer questions. http://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2010-09-27/10546/Landowners-Coalition-plans-regional-meetings/

GAS DRILLING EVENTS - Terrorist Activity List?

ANTI-DRILLING EVENTS - "Gasland" Showing" - Make TERRORIST ACTIVITY LIST! If it wasn't true, it would be laughable. According to this article from the Oneonta Daily Star (Tom Grace, reporter), events likely to be attended by gas drilling opponents, such as a showing of the movie "Gasland," were included in a bulletin about possible terrorist activities. The terrorist bulletin was created by the Israeli-based Institute of Terrorist Research and Response, who were hired by Pennsylvania's Office of Homeland Security. The institute had a one-year $125,000 contract with Pennsylvania's Office of Homeland Security to warn officials about possible terrorist activities. The bulletin also was sent to natural gas drilling companies. Makes you wonder whose side the government is really on! Fortunately, NYS has taken a more "liberal" view of these activities. According to a spokesman for NYS Division of Homeland Security, New York has no campaign to keep tabs on gas drilling opponents and doesn't view them as terrorists. Dated: 9-28-10 LINK: http://thedailystar.com/localnews/x74676077/N-Y-not-spying-on-drilling-opponents-official-says