Royalties paid to landowners from natural gas extraction in Pennsylvania total roughly $9.82 billion from 2010 through 2018, according to calculations by the state Independent Fiscal Office (IFO), Kallanish Energy reports.
Landowners in the primary eight counties where natural gas is produced accounted for $8.84 billion in royalty payments. Royalty payments made in the remaining natural-gas-producing counties in Pennsylvania totaled $982 million.
“Natural gas royalties have been a catalyst for economic growth while providing a boost to multi-generation family farms and countless other hard-working families and small businesses across Pennsylvania,” said Marcellus Shale Coalition president David Spigelmyer.
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