Horizontal Well Act Creates Workable Environment

摘要

It is not the responsibility of government to create jobs, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin suggested to the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia at its winter meeting, held Feb. 20-21 at the Marriott Town Center in Charleston. "It is our responsibility to create an environment where businesses can thrive," Tomblin said, adding, "I remain committed to working with you so that you can continue to invest and create jobs in our state." For the natural gas industry, investing in West Virginia means developing the Marcellus Shale, and at the core of the business environment in which that will occur is the state's Natural Gas Horizontal Well Control Act, which was passed by the state legislature and signed by Tomblin in December 2011, observed IOGAWV President Dennis Xander.