We won't see profits from Shale Gas.

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This just in from Delaware Riverkeeprs!
Who really profits?

Coming in this Wednesday's Shale Truth Interview segment, Elizabeth Stanton, senior economist with Synapse Energy discusses why a Department of Energy consultant's report claiming there will be economic benefits for the United States from building liquified natural gas export terminals is incorrect. Synapse is a consulting firm that examines energy and environmental issues. Stanton co-authored a white paper that examined a DOE consultant's report on the economic impacts of exporting shale gas.
According to Stanton profits from shale gas exports would be limited to the gas industry. Stanton also says stock ownership in the natural gas industry is not broadly shared in the United States and that most Americans would not see any earnings as the result of developing LNG export terminals.
Catch up on the entire Shale Truth Series at http://bit.ly/ShaleTruth
• Energy expert Arthur Berman
• Landscape restoration specialist Leslie Sauer
• Cornell University Professor Anthony Ingraffea
• Senior economist with Synapse Energy, Dr. Elizabeth Stanton
The Delaware Riverkeeper Network will present a new segment as part of this series every Wednesday at http://bit.ly/ShaleTruth
 
I'm shocked to hear this, shocked I tell ya.
 
EVEN if the exports of natural gas are a wash, there are so many other factors that will make it improve the economy. New jobs, royalties for property owners, growth of natural gas company stock just to name a few. Just like a politician they're only conveying the information to help prove their point rather than ALL of the information.
 
same as the Alaska or Gulf Oil expansions - the vast majority of drilling rights are held by BP (UK) Shell (Dutch) or Gazprom (Russia).

how ninny heads like Sarah Palin and her ilk think that leads to American energy independance i have no clue...
 
Americans do see earnings from the gas and exportation.

Those who own producing land are getting royalties.
Those who own stock or get income from invested pension plans profit.
Some state agencies are getting royalties which are being reinvested into resources. (PFBC and PGC being examples)



 
geebee wrote:
same as the Alaska or Gulf Oil expansions - the vast majority of drilling rights are held by BP (UK) Shell (Dutch) or Gazprom (Russia).

how ninny heads like Sarah Palin and her ilk think that leads to American energy independance i have no clue...

So you don't see the value of having the resources here, having US laws prevail, and not having an Arab with his hand on the faucet?
 
franklin wrote:
Americans do see earnings from the gas and exportation.

Those who own producing land are getting royalties.
Those who own stock or get income from invested pension plans profit.
Some state agencies are getting royalties which are being reinvested into resources. (PFBC and PGC being examples)

very little.

royalties are typically 1 to2 cents on the dollar.

very few Americans own overseas stocks even through Mutual funds or ETF's.

and the vast majority of land owners cannot sell the land afterwards due to the liability for contamination which has no statute of limitations.

you know the largest owner of Marcellus Shale land right now ? - the Royal Bank of Scotland.

PSU found that outside of the top 10 corporate PA landowners, just 0.5% of PA Shale lands are owned by PA residents, all else is owned by outside legal entities.

to think that this widely benefits individual Americans is just laughable.

 
franklin wrote:
So you don't see the value of having the resources here, having US laws prevail, and not having an Arab with his hand on the faucet?

did you even know that the biggest importer of Oil to the US is Canada ?

or that we import more oil from Venezuela and Mexico than the Persian gulf ?

cos if you didn't, with all due respect there's no use us even having the conversation cos you're not even on the same level. not even close Dude...
 
geebee wrote:
franklin wrote:
So you don't see the value of having the resources here, having US laws prevail, and not having an Arab with his hand on the faucet?

did you even know that the biggest importer of Oil to the US is Canada ?

or that we import more oil from Venezuela and Mexico than the Persian gulf ?

cos if you didn't, with all due respect there's no use us even having the conversation cos you're not even on the same level. not even close Dude...

I think I'll get by. What historical event raised the issue of American energy independence? When we discuss American energy independence what is the core issue involved?
 
geebee wrote:
franklin wrote:
Americans do see earnings from the gas and exportation.

Those who own producing land are getting royalties.
Those who own stock or get income from invested pension plans profit.
Some state agencies are getting royalties which are being reinvested into resources. (PFBC and PGC being examples)

very little.

royalties are typically 1 to2 cents on the dollar.

very few Americans own overseas stocks even through Mutual funds or ETF's.

and the vast majority of land owners cannot sell the land afterwards due to the liability for contamination which has no statute of limitations.

you know the largest owner of Marcellus Shale land right now ? - the Royal Bank of Scotland.

PSU found that outside of the top 10 corporate PA landowners, just 0.5% of PA Shale lands are owned by PA residents, all else is owned by outside legal entities.

to think that this widely benefits individual Americans is just laughable.




The legal minimum of royalties for property owners is 12.5%. Most leases negotiated in the last 2 years are closer to 18%.

I'd like the see the information saying that .5% of leased property is owned by pa residents. From my experience in this industry working with property owners 1 on 1 I find this extremely hard to believe, especially seeing first hand where the wells are and seeing residential property right around them.


At one point recently (not sure if it changed) Mr AJ Palumbo was the largest individual property owner in the state of Pennsylvania and he was making 1mil a month in royalty income.
 
Yeah, it's a little misleading.

"Most Americans won't see earnings as the result of developing LNG exports."

No kidding. Most won't see DIRECT earnings. The same is true of EVERY industry. But SOME will see direct earnings, and most will/are seeing indirect improvements in the economies.

I mean, I know lots of people who got some lease money. Nobody got rich over it, but it helps. Heck, the STATE got lots of lease money. And that results in either more state services, and/or lower taxes, which theoretically benefits us all.

There are, of course, negatives too. And ultimately, like everything, it's about whether the benefits are worth the cost. But outright claiming zero benefits (or zero costs) immediately categorizes that claim into the "biased rhetoric" category, which should be immediately dismissed.
 
ryguyfi wrote:
The legal minimum of royalties for property owners is 12.5%. Most leases negotiated in the last 2 years are closer to 18%.

I'd like the see the information saying that .5% of leased property is owned by pa residents. From my experience in this industry working with property owners 1 on 1 I find this extremely hard to believe, especially seeing first hand where the wells are and seeing residential property right around them.


At one point recently (not sure if it changed) Mr AJ Palumbo was the largest individual property owner in the state of Pennsylvania and he was making 1mil a month in royalty income.

The Trusts I manage get 1-2 cents on the $ of the refined sale price - yes you are right -probably 12 to 18% of the unrefined, undistributed price. But of course the drillers sell to their own parent co who charges for distribution, warehousing, refinement etc who then sells on to another subsidiary for wholesale or retail sale.

The piece i was given was by Penn State /PSU.

 
franklin wrote:
geebee wrote:
franklin wrote:
So you don't see the value of having the resources here, having US laws prevail, and not having an Arab with his hand on the faucet?

did you even know that the biggest importer of Oil to the US is Canada ?

or that we import more oil from Venezuela and Mexico than the Persian gulf ?

cos if you didn't, with all due respect there's no use us even having the conversation cos you're not even on the same level. not even close Dude...

I think I'll get by. What historical event raised the issue of American energy independence? When we discuss American energy independence what is the core issue involved?

if you didn't know the answer to those two questions there's no point me having a battle of wits with an unarmed combatant is there ?

this ain't 1973 Buddy.
 
pcray1231 wrote:
Yeah, it's a little misleading.

There are, of course, negatives too. And ultimately, like everything, it's about whether the benefits are worth the cost. But outright claiming zero benefits (or zero costs) immediately categorizes that claim into the "biased rhetoric" category, which should be immediately dismissed.

it is.

but most of the studies i've read and residents complaints i've heard (and received) is a) the concentration of the income benefits and b) the potential widespread clean up costs.

in short, if I live local and I don't have a lease, why am I eventually through Town, State or Federal taxes (or all three) going to have to pay for the de-contamination.

The land that our Rights and Minerals Trust's own effectively can never be re-zoned for anything until decontamination is proven.

and you can bet that if your neighbour doesn't have a lease and his land gets contaminated, he'll sue your ***.

Western leases are much much easier for us ;-)
 
Petrolium Products are a comodity although there is some variability in quality/desirability of the raw product.

Because there is a global market, price is set by global supply and global demand.

The idea of energy independence and lower prices in the U.S. because petrolium is produced here is a fairy tail.

It is only good business to export natural gas to where they can sell it for more money if the difference in price justifies the added cost of liquifying and shipping.

If anyone were under an illusion that the wealth that comes directly from natural gas would be broadly distributed they need only look at the wealth distribution in the OPEC countries.

What set this country apart in the past was that our natural resources were kept within the U.S. and used to grow the greater economy. It will be interesting to see if any industry starts up in the area to take advantage of the gas supply. There was talk of plastics manufacturing.

Shock
 
I've already seen the benefits in manufacturing through lower prices for energy (compared to other areas). Having energy close to home reduces costs. Those that need energy shipped to them are at at a competitive disadvantage.

My job at the moment is insourcing into PA factories work that was being done in other states and countries. I know a lot of recently hired welders that are seeing the benefits.

If we build infrastucture to develop gas fired power plants, I expect this to increase our competitiveness.
 
If we build infrastucture to develop gas fired power plants, I expect this to increase our competitiveness.

my personal opinion is that will be too slow - utilities are increasingly ordering solar plant - Elon Musk's company Solar City just announced its doubling its business again next year. again.

& Everyone from the USMC , GE, BP through to Wal Mart are buying up solar capabilities to put on their real estate.

the cost savings from being a producer of electricity as well as a consumer are huge - and battery storage technology is only 2-3 years away from long term storage, meaning you can produce power in the summer, store your excess and release it in the Winter.

imho SolarCity will be as big as Exxon Mobil one day.

 
love the discussion and insights, but this should be in the conservation forum
 
CV: that is great to hear. I am of the opinion that as Americans, we need to make things and it would be nice to see manufacturing growing in PA.

GeeBee: I think that Solar is a great way to reduce the amount of electricity that we need to generate in power plants but I don't think the numbers are there to replace power plants.

What is attractive about gas fired plants is scalability which is a great compliment to other forms of electrical production such as wind turbines and solar which can fluctuate in their generation.

Scalability is just that you can turn on or off additional capacity without loosing much efficiency.

Shock
 
geebee wrote:
If we build infrastucture to develop gas fired power plants, I expect this to increase our competitiveness.

my personal opinion is that will be too slow - utilities are increasingly ordering solar plant - Elon Musk's company Solar City just announced its doubling its business again next year. again.

& Everyone from the USMC , GE, BP through to Wal Mart are buying up solar capabilities to put on their real estate.

the cost savings from being a producer of electricity as well as a consumer are huge - and battery storage technology is only 2-3 years away from long term storage, meaning you can produce power in the summer, store your excess and release it in the Winter.

imho SolarCity will be as big as Exxon Mobil one day.


There are extremely few places where solar power is cost effective. Especially in the NE. The peak to average generating characteristics are one limiting factor that drives up cost. Battery storage further erodes efficiencies requiring even more area coverage for the same power. Solar power is unlikely to ever supply more than a fraction of our power needs. The most likely place for solar power use is as a supplemental power source, especially in the SW US.

 
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