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INFOGRAPHIC: Industry on the rise with Marcellus-Utica

Hart Energy | January 21, 2014 | 8:38 am

Infographic by Hart Energy

The Northeast United States is sitting on massive stores of natural gas. As our need for cheap energy expands, shale is the logical answer. Expanded drilling activities and massive infrastructure build outs in the Marcellus-Utica shale play are fueling American employment opportunities and generating 18% of the nations gas supply.