Submitted Article Legislation aimed at ensuring landowners are afforded a clear and distinct assessment of royalties paid to them through lease agreements with oil and natural gas operators cleared the state Senate today, according to prime sponsor Sen. Gene Yaw (PA-23). Senate Bill 806 was supported by the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau,Continue Reading
Members of the Northeast Republican Delegation (above) met with Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and his staff on Wednesday to discuss the status of a lawsuit involving the alleged deceptive royalty payment practices by two drilling companies operating in the state. Submitted Article In the continuing fight on behalf of thousands ofContinue Reading
Bradford County Commissioners, including Ed Bustin (above) have been battling the PA Legislature for more than three years to take action against natural gas companies for cheating property owners out of a large portion of the royalties due to them. They finally managed to catch the attention of the AttorneyContinue Reading
The Bradford County Commissioners announced on Wednesday that they were happy to learn that the US Attorney’s Office had followed up on the commissioners’ ongoing request to investigate post-production costs being deducted from natural gas royalties being paid to landowners. Commissioners Doug McLinko, Daryl Miller and Mark Smith sent aContinue Reading