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Marcellus Shale Coalition
| Marcellus Shale Coalition | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Type: | 501(c)(6) |
| Top official: | Jim Welty, president |
| Year founded: | 2008 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Marcellus Shale Coalition is a 501(c)(6) membership organization headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa. The organization brings together companies to promote natural gas drilling across the Marcellus and Utica Shales in the Appalachian Basin.[1]
Background
According to the organization's website, the Marcellus Shale Coalition has the following mission statement:
| “ | Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) works with exploration and production, midstream and supply chain partners in the Appalachian Basin and across the country to address issues regarding the production of clean, job-creating, American natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays.[1][2] | ” |
Marcellus Shale developers organized the Marcellus Shale Coalition in 2008 in order to promote the natural gas industry in the region.[3] As of August 2025, coalition membership included a blend of energy companies and businesses with industry interests.[1][4]
As of August 2025, the following organizations were board members of the Marcellus Shale Coalition:[5]
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Leadership
As of August 2025, Jim Welty was the president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition.[6]
The following individuals were members of the MSC executive board as of August 2025:[7]
- Lisa McManus, chair
- Matt Sheppard, vice chair
- Andrew Ritter, treasurer
- John Bane
- Brendon Shaw
- Joe Harrick
- Jonathan Jackson
- Amanda Peterson
- Sheldon Lillico
- Brad Elliott
Work and activities
Legislative and policy work
The Marcellus Shale Coalition works to "provide in-depth information to policymakers, regulators, media, and other public stakeholders on the positive impacts responsible natural gas production and transportation are having on families, businesses, and communities across the region," according to the group's website.[3]
As of August 2025, the Marcellus Shale Coalition had six lobbyists registered with the Pennsylvania Department of State.[8]
The group hosts an annual conference, Shale Insight.[9]
Notable endorsements
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Finances
The following is a summary of the Marcellus Shale Coalition's revenues and expenditures from 2019-2023 according to documents field with the Internal Revenue Service and compiled by ProPublica.:[10]
| Tax Year | Total Revenue | Total Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4,960,891 | $4,615,425 |
| 2022 | $4,822,731 | $4,436,662 |
| 2021 | $4,225,042 | $4,220,667 |
| 2020 | $3,616,268 | $3,428,879 |
| 2019 | $4,861,832 | $4,948,027 |
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Marcellus Shale Coalition
- Marcellus Shale Coalition on YouTube
- Marcellus Shale Coalition on Facebook
- Marcellus Shale Coalition on Twitter
- Shale Insight conference homepage
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Marcellus Shale Coalition, "Home," accessed August 19, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Marcellus Shale Coalition , "About," accessed August 19, 2025
- ↑ State Impact Pennsylvania, "Klaber to step down from Marcellus Shale Coalition," July 26, 2013
- ↑ Marcellus Shale Coalition, "Board members," accessed August 19, 2025
- ↑ Marcellus Shale Coalition , "President," accessed August 19, 2025
- ↑ Marcellus Shale Coalition , "Executive Board," accessed August 19, 2025
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State , "Marcellus Shale Coalition," accessed August 19, 2025
- ↑ Marcellus Shale Coalition , "Shale Insight," accessed August 19, 2025
- ↑ ProPublica.org, "Marcellus Shale Coalition," accessed August 25, 2025
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