N E W S · Sports Weekend Brought Fun for All Those attending the 2020 Sports Weekend activities enjoyed great weather, golf, shooting and food. On Friday, IOGAWV members and guests

and Mid-Ohio Valley areas make visitors more comfortable when visiting and enable the Board of Directors to open additional space in

The Voice of the

IndependentSince 1959

October 2020

I N S I D EBen Sullivan 2Member Spotlight 3Charlie Burd 4Mark Clark 5Hugh Byers 6Greg Kozera 7Thomas Downs 8Kathy Hill 9Industry Events 9Michael Forbes 10Alex Epstein 11Bob Radabaugh 12IPAA News 13Steven Adams 14Bob Radabaugh 15Sports WeekendSponsors 17

N E W S

Help Museum Continued on page 8

Sports Outing Continued on page 16

WV Oil amp Gas Museum Needs Our HelpThe West Virginia Oil and Gas

Museum (Museum) is kicking off its official ldquoSponsor a Windowrdquo fund drive and you can help

The Museum needs sponsors to complete the first of what is hoped to be several long-term projects to renovate its building located in downtown Parkersburg West Vir-ginia The Museum was originally built in 1899 and little to nothing has been done to update or renovate the original windows

The Museum is asking for spon-sorships of $1000 per window and the leadership estimates the cost to replace all window openings will be approximately $140000 While

all levels of contri-butions are most graciously accepted those who purchase a $1000 sponsor-ship will have their name prominently displayed inside the museum

The Museum is hopeful the oil and natural gas industry will come to its aid to help fully fund this project that will preserve the historic value of the building at-tract and augment existing tourism in the Parkersburg-Wood County

of the skins competition Ja-son Grimmett Jeff Messinger Jason Miller and Jerred Novotny all with Equip-ment Depot Other winners were Closest to the Pin 8 Bob Braun Long Drive 10 Trevor Schaffer En-erVest Closest 2nd Shot 11 Matt Gissy SLS and Longest Putt 18 Jerry Wells Applied Construction Solutions

Sports Weekend Brought Fun for AllThose attending the 2020 Sports

Weekend activities enjoyed great weather golf shooting and food

On Friday IOGAWV members and guests enjoyed a great breakfast provided by SLS Land amp Energy Development before heading to the golf links or the shooting range At the registration table sponsored by Diversified Gas and Oil partici-pants also received a complimentary jacket sponsored by Apex Pipeline Services Inc Complimentary drink tickets were sponsored by Ergon Oil Purchasing Inc Lunch was spon-sored by Antero Resources

Our tent was sponsored by En-cova Insurance while the hole in one competition was sponsored by Shafer Equipment USI Insurance

sponsored our entertainmentOther sponsors included Arnett

Carbis Toothman Bowles Rice Civil amp Environmental Consul-tants Northeast Natural Energy Paramount Energy Consulting and Paramount Safety Supplies

Sporting clay tournament win-ners were 1st place Jeff Triplett Tallgrass Energy 2nd place Dave Fitch Trillium Energy Partners and 3rd place Joseph Robinson CEC

Golf tournament winners were 1st place Jim Fealy Anthony Reale Ron Turner and Chris Williams all with the Law Office of Philip A Reale PLLC 2nd place Clark Craig Nick Dent Jess Ferrell and Shawn Moyers all with Flying ldquoWrdquo Plas-tics and 3rd place and also winners

Maribeth AndersonVice President and

Program Chair

2

2020-2021 OFFICERS BOARD MEMBERS

Ben Sullivan President

Maribeth Anderson Vice PresidentProgram Chair

Jim PrittSecretary-TreasurerCommerce Committee Chair

J Kevin Ellis Immediate Past President

Doug DouglassDirectorVice Chair Producer Issues Comm

and Finance amp Taxation CommJon Farmer

DirectorProducers Issues Committee ChairMichael Forbes

DirectorMembership Committee ChairDavid Haney

DirectorSafety Committee ChairJon Hildreth

DirectorMembership Committee Vice Chair Jeff Isner

Director Comm amp Educ Comm Chair Bob Radabaugh

DirectorEnvironmental Committee ChairEric Vir

DirectorCommerce Committee Vice ChairChris Weikle

Director Govt Affairs Comm Chair

Marc MonteleoneFinance amp Taxation Committee Chair

Ben Sullivan IOGA President

I write this piece on my farm outside of Charleston while looking out my windows at a beautiful early autumn day We are blessed in West Virginia to have four beautiful seasons a luxury that many in the United States do not have in such abundance Of all of the seasons I would say that autumn is my favorite ndash filled with warm after-noons of fishing hiking biking and other activities sandwiched between cool mornings and evenings The trees have not yet started to change colors in Kanawha County but they will do so in the coming weeks

Even though the summer of 2020 has just ended the IOGA team has been hard at work preparing for the 2021 legislative session (honing our legislative agenda meeting with leg-islators and those running for polit-ical office finalizing endorsements for GOpac - see page 15 for a list of endorsements) courting poten-tial new members and conducting meetings with regulators and other stakeholders as well as managing our highly successful member insur-ance program and preparing for the 2021 Winter Membership Meeting We also have been on-boarding new Board members some with consid-erable IOGA historical experience and some new to our association

One of the most exciting devel-opments on the policy side over the last month has been the finalization of approval from the West Virginia Economic Development Authority of a small loan guarantee that is a vital step in the process to hope-fully kickoff the construction and operation of a new 830-Megawatt clean-burning natural gas-fired

power plant in Brooke County that is being developed by Energy Solutions Consortium The power plant is projected to be capable of powering the equivalent of 700000 homes and will create more than 1000 construction related jobs and have an annual economic impact of more than $400 million The loan guarantee process was a long and arduous one but strong bi-partisan political advocates such as State Senators William Ihlenfeld II Mike Romano and Ryan Weld House Members Phil Diserio John Kelly Richard Iaquinta and Randy Swartz-miller the Brooke County Com-mission and Governor Jim Justice helped rally ultimate support for the project Our own Executive Di-rector Charlie Burd and several of our Board members spent count-less hours working with the plant developer and lending support and encouragement to the effort

I was particularly pleased to see the two industry associations ndash IOGA and WVONGA ndash working in harmony and taking leadership roles and partnering with the WV Affiliated Construction Trades on supporting the project When industry and labor work together the possibilities for our industry in West Virginia are enormous partic-ularly on the power generation and downstream development side In order to grow our fine industry and the attendant jobs tax revenue and capital investment in our State we need more such projects and the IOGA team is working tirelessly in conjunction with the West Virginia Development Office and others to help identify and support the same

Discovering Harmony in the Hills

3

Member Spotlight

Flying W Plastics Inc has been in the business of manufacturing polyethylene plastic pipe since 1984 Our current production capabilities exceed 5 million pounds of finished goods per month on our 10 pro-duction lines Sizes manufactured include frac12 through 20 at our cur-rent location in Glenville WV and with expansion to 24 at our new Jacksonville FL facility We current-ly employ over 120 quality employ-ees who manufacture products 24 hours per day 7 days per week

Our products are sold through a vast network of distributors many of which are national and interna-tional companies While our busi-ness is concentrated in the eastern half of the United Sates we have shipped products to every state in the continental US to Canada and several other countries We manu-facture pipe for the following appli-cations IndustrialMunicipal Water amp Sewer Gas Collection amp Gath-ering Telecommunications and

PowerElectrical Conduit Geother-mal Power Plants and Landfills

We currently are members of or man-ufacture pipe to the specifications of the following organiza-tions PPI (Plastic Pipe Institute) NSF (National Sanitation Foun-dation) AWWA (American Water Works Association) RUS (Rural Utility Services) NEMA (National Electrical Membership Associa-tion) ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) IGSHPA (International Ground Source Heat Pump Association) and the Nation-al Plumbing Code

Quality products are vitally important to the longevity of our company therefore we select only prime grades of polyethylene resin from reputable resin manu-factures Resin is verified as it ar-

Flying W Plastics Operations Expanding from Glenville to Include Jacksonville FL

rives at our facility by our Quality Control laboratory before it is put into use Our Quality Control lab then tests our finished goods to insure they comply with the appli-cable standards to which they are manufactured All finished goods are labeled with identifying codes This allows complete traceability from the time the resin arrives at our facility through the produc-tion process and on to the end user All records are kept in both electronic format and hard copy format and are made available to the interested parties upon re-quest

Periodic test are done with inde-pendent labs as necessary Our lab facility and records are inspected by NSF at a minimum of twice per year to insure products meet their standards

Flying W Plastics manufac-tures its products to comply with or exceed the highest industry standards available We take pride in our products and make every reasonable effort to insure that when our products arrive in the field they will perform as expect-ed last as expected and meet or exceed the expectations of our customers

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4

From the Burdrsquos Nest But DesireWill Be the Difference

Charlie Burd Executive Director IOGA

respect one another That respect acknowledges diversity and builds on that diversity of individual knowl-edge and skills The great teams embrace the ideas that all the team members bring different tools and as such create that needed camaraderie among its members A characteristic commonly seen in high-performance teams is cohesiveness or the mea-sure of the attraction of the group to its member and a resistance to leaving it

There are certain steps individ-uals within the team must take if their team is to be the best First members must communicate have an open dialogue truly listen to op-posite points of view and focus on the solution to problems or issues Second members must collabo-rate--that means putting the team goals above your own be proactive in the approach to finding solutions that best fit the desire outcome and the teamrsquos success is your success Third and maybe most important-ly individual team members must trust each other Trust means being supportive of your teammates will-ingly acknowledge their skill sets and embrace their expertise maintain confidentiality share responsibili-ty and take responsibility for your actions give and take constructive feedback admit if your wrong or make a mistake and finally you must respect your opponent in victory and in defeat

Those main factors that determine team cohesion similarity between members seeking shared successes that benefit the masses and thwart-ing the threat from external compet-itors seems to have been somehow been removed from the playbook

There seems to be little desire to peaceably resolving differences and disputes and in placing value on all opinions and offered contributions Just nineteen short years ago we placed our heads on our pillows on September 11 2001 in a world that was forever changed That next day no matter where you looked or to whom you spoke there seemed to be the very common goal of being but one United States to have but one common vision and to have but one desire to love and protect ourselves and our neighbors from tyranny

Regardless of political affiliation is it not in our collective TEAM in-terests to return to the root concepts of communication collaboration and trust

As I look to Washington DC and apply these very basic concepts of TEAMhellipI see little to nothing to make me get excited This great Republic has 435 House of Repre-sentative members and 100 Senators The ideas of communication col-laboration and trust stand huddled together on the sidelines trying to stay warm while the playing field is strewn with those who mistrust who only promote individualism and those that champion divisive-ness They do not play like a team Of these 535 individuals I wonder where is their desire to work to-gether as a TEAM for the common goals so important to our Republic where is their desire to do their best to honor their constituents their individual state and our Nation as a whole

Coach Jerry Kelican is no longer with us but the lessons I learned

It was the last football game of the 1970 high school season and one for which we had prepared since that first conditioning practice in the August heat It was against our cross-county rival It was for all the marbles for bragging rights forever

On that Friday morning when I got off the bus and went directly to the locker room as I did every morning there is was on the wall above the mirror It caught my eye immediately It had not been there the afternoon before when I walked out to leave after that final practice

It was a huge sign painted in Warren Warrior ldquobluerdquo on white paper It had been placed there by Coach Jerry Kelican a leader a role model and a man who commanded the respect of our entire team To this very day I have never forgotten his words ldquoBut DesirehellipWill Be The Differencerdquo As I recall it had to have been three feet high and at least fifteen feet long What it said summed up what every player on the team knew had to happen to win on this fateful night It would take more than being in shape more than being bigger or faster and even more than acquiring some sheer luckhellipit would in the end boil down to desire The desire to work togeth-er as offensive and defensive units and as a team the desire to compete and the desire to do our best to honor our coach to represent our class our 700 student school and our individual communities We were a team

A team is a group of individuals with a common goal or purpose Teams are special things starting out many times as a group of strangers that over time get to know and Burdrsquos Nest Continued on page 21

5

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Trump Administration Regulatory Rollbacks

Mark D Clark Spilman Battle amp Thomas PLLC

As we near our quadrennial ritual of electing a president it seems appropriate to look back at the reg-ulatory revisions that have or may impact the environment and oil and gas operations in one way or anoth-er We have reported on a number of those regulatory changes which generally reduce regulatory burden on the oil and gas industry

These regulations include (i) US Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) final policy amendments to the 2012 and 2016 NSPS for the oil and gas industry along with final technical amendments to the 2016 NSPS that became effective on August 13 2020 (see September 2020 IOGA News) (ii) EPAs final rule known as the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (replacing the for-mer Clean Water Rule) that became effective June 22 2020 (see May and August 2020 IOGA News) and the Council on Environmental Quality rulemaking to relax National En-vironmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements that became effective September 14 2020 (see February and August 2020 IOGA News) All of these rules are being challenged in court by environmental organiza-tions and state authorities

However there have been a number of other regulatory devel-opments initiated by the Trump Administration that are too numer-ous to mention in full but here are a few of the other efforts at regulatory rollback

Oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been authorized as of August 17 2020 as a result of the Bureau of Land Managements completion of an environmental impact statement which was adopt-ed by the Secretary of the Interior This action made the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge available to future exploration development and trans-portation It is not clear whether any leases will be awarded before the end of 2020

Listing endangered species and designating critical habitat three rule package promulgated by the Fish and Wildlife Services and National Mari-ners Fisheries Service making it easi-er to delist endangered or threatened species while increasing requirement for designating critical habitat These three rules were issued on August 12 2019 and became effective on September 26 2019 (see September 2019 IOGA News)

The EPAs Safer Affordable

Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule for model years 2021-2026 passenger vehicles reduces the corporate average fuel efficiency requirements and increases the CO2 emissions standards compared to the Obama-era standards which would reduce the average price of a new vehicle by about $1000 and reduce regula-tory costs through model year 2029 These rule revisions were finalized by the EPA on March 30 2020 but are not yet effective

Rescinding the Clean Fuels Grant Program created under the Feder-al Transit Administration to assist nonattainment and maintenance areas in achieving or maintaining air quality attainment status support emerging clean fuel and advanced propulsion technologies for transit buses and create markets for these technologies The Clean Fuels Grant Program rollback became effective October 21 2019

Rescission of the Clean Power Plan rulemaking was published on October 16 2017 and was a com-panion rule to the Affordable Clean Energy Rule which was issued on August 31 2018 and was intended as a substitute for the Clean Power Plan The rescission of the Clean Power Plan and the Affordable Clean Energy Rule both became effective on September 6 2019 However those rules are the subject of ongoing litigation as are most of the rules mentioned in this article

Withdrawal of the comprehensive program requiring developers to compensate for their construction and other activities on federal land The US Fish and Wildlife Service issued the Endangered Species Act Reg Rollbacks Continued on page 14

6

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All This Chaos Continued on page 20

Success and Happiness in All the Chaos

Greg Kozera Learned Leadership LLC

Because of Covid-19 I gave a lot of thought to coaching high school soccer again There are potential risks and exposure to the virus Every day is full of risks Just getting out of bed and going downstairs is a risk Driving a car is a risk We always need to take precautions like wearing a seatbelt or a mask The alternative is to stay in bed Irsquom coaching This will be a challenging season because of the uncertainties with Covid and related rules We canrsquot even guarantee we will play a game until it starts This season will require mental toughness as well as the usual hard work skills and teamwork As a coach hopefully I can help the boys to develop mental toughness

One of the reasons I coach is the joy of helping boys grow into young men and learn to achieve their dreams I remember the joy of watching the boys hoist our first state championship trophy Tanner was our goalkeeper He was so short he had to a hard time touching the crossbar even when he jumped Tan-nerrsquos heart hard work and attitude made up for his lack of size He won the starting goalkeepers job just before the playoffs started When the championship game ended the newspaper took a picture of Tanner with both feet off the ground We met on the field with tears of joy in our eyes I told him ldquoYou are a State Champion Keeperrdquo He went on to be a successful Army officer and attorney I learned my happiness is from helping others succeed

Happiness isnrsquot about acquiring things A preacher recently suggested a different picture of hell It wasnrsquot fire and brimstone He said ldquoHell

is having and doing everything we want and realizing it doesnrsquot make us happyrdquo Happiness from stuff doesnrsquot last very long What does our happiness have to do with focusing on the needs of others rather than our own and making a difference Maybe a lot

Success in business and sales as a manager or owner happens when we put others needs ahead of ours If we give our customers what they need and want first we have a chance to get what we need The late sales expert Zig Ziegler said ldquoYou can have anything you want if you first help enough other people get what they wantrdquo At Shale Crescent USA our prospects have access to our hard data so a decision to come to our Region is easier Local com-panies can use it to expand creating jobs our Region needs We have a large network we can access three studies we can give away and years of experience to help companies expand in our Region

The late Earl Nightingale said ldquoHappiness is an inside jobrdquo We get to decide how happy we are based not on what happens to us but how we choose to look at it For some people the lockdown was a big negative For others it was a time of opportunity to work on their busi-ness and grow closer to family When I began coaching high school soccer it wasnrsquot about money We didnrsquot get paid It was about giving back to the school that gave my kids a great ed-ucation I did not expect the amount of joy and happiness I received The boys helped me to dream again A gift important in the work I now do for Shale Crescent USA

What in your life gives you joy es-

pecially now Start with your spouse and family What can you do to make them happy In my marriage I learned if I expected to be happy I needed to help Lynnda to be happy What can you do to make the world a better place One person can make a difference Give your time talent and money without expecting any-thing in return

In these chaotic times people need joy and encouragement They need to know people care about them If we expect to be happy we need to first give joy and happiness to oth-ers We all have the power to make a positive difference in the lives of others

We all make people happy Some people do it by entering a room Others do it by leaving a room You probably know both kinds of people Which kind are you The difference is attitude Our attitude determines our success We all have friends we like to be around They make us feel good when we are with them Maybe they make us smile or encourage us to believe in ourselves They look for the good and find it even in the middle of chaos They see opportunity when others see disaster One of the keys of leader-ship is a great attitude Our attitude is a choice We decide whether the glass is half full or half empty for us Our attitude requires constant work to stay positive Here are three suggestions that have helped others to develop great attitudes and may help youbull Start every day with gratitude

Think of at least 3 things you are grateful for As this becomes a habit you will see how blessed

8

While much of the fall is expected to be warmer than normal a few major cold outbreaks are expected

After a cold opening to October our research points to another two-week cold stretch likely occurring sometime from late October to early November and another sometime in December

For the heart of the winter we are expecting a cold start to the east of the Rockies but then expect moder-ating conditions as the winter goes on along the East Coast The Upper Midwest Canada and the Pacific Northwest are the regions most likely to see significant cold snaps this winter

WeatherBELLrsquos Winter OutlookThomas Downs WeatherBELL Analytics

For more information about WeatherBELLrsquos services and to get the hot-off-the-press forecast updates please visit our website wwwweatherbellcom or contact us at salesweatherbellcom

Help Museum Continued from page 1

the building to acquire and display relevant new exhibits

The Museum has received a matching grant totaling $43500 from the West Virginia Department of Arts Culture and History

The replacement process consists of removing sashes repairing clean-ing and priming the sashes re-glaz-ing painting and then re-installing the sashes The Museum will use the same contractor as was used for the historic ldquoHenderson Hallrdquo resto-ration completed several years ago The Museum sees this endeavor as the logical first step to a systematic renovation of the building Future proposed projects include HVAC updates a new elevator and updated lighting

If you are not familiar with this Museum the building houses oil and gas history information about local industry and history about the for-mation of the State of West Virgin-ia It was for over 80 years the W H Smith Hardware Company which was a vibrant retail and commercial center The building was acquired by the Oil Gas and Industrial His-torical Association Inc in 1991 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 This multi-storied brick building has been re-purposed from a commercial site to the Museum and retains its char-acter of sturdy wooden floors and high ceilings of years gone by The rugged and substantial construction has made it ideal for the many heavy artifacts housed therein Its close

proximity to other historically sig-nificant buildings such as the Wood County Courthouse the Smoot The-ater the Blennerhasset Museum and Blennerhasset Hotel make it an ideal economic resource for West Virginia and Mid-Ohio Valley tourism

The Museum is striving to become an Eastern United States Tourism Destination and needs your help

Please consider sponsoring or donating to this most worthy cause Contributions can be made by check made out to the Oil Gas and In-dustrial Historical Association Inc Your check can either be mailed to P O Box 1685 Parkersburg WV 26101 or to Wesbanco 411 Mar-ket Street Parkersburg WV 26101 attention Oil and Gas Museum Window Project

9

Kathy Hill Ergon

Monthly Appalachian Basin Crude Oil Prices

October 8 2020Ted Cranmer Memorial Golf

Outing and Steak FryWanango Country Club

Reno PAInfo Click here

October 13-14 2020WV Governorrsquos Energy Summit

Virtual FormatInfo tiffanyjbaileywvgov

October 14 2020PIOGA Annual Meeting

Virtual FormatInfo wwwpiogaorg

October 27-29 2020SPE Annual Technical

Conference and ExhibitionVirtual Format

Info wwwspeorg

November 8-10 2020IOGCC 2020 Annual Meeting

Virtual FormatInfo httpiogccokgovevents

November 12 2020PIOGA Marcellis to Manufacturing 2020Carnegie Science Center

Pittsburgh PAInfo wwwpiogaorg

November 17-18 2020WVONGA Fall Meeting

Location TBD Info wwwwvongacom

November 30-December 1 2020WV Manufacturers Association

Winter ConventionThe Greenbrier

White Sulphur Springs WV Info wwwwvmacom

December 1-3 2020Dug East

David L Lawrence Convention CenterPittsburgh PA

Info wwwhartenergyconferencescomdug-east

February 17-18 2021IOGAWV Winter Meeting

Town Center Marriott HotelCharleston WV

Info wwwiogawvcom

April 19-20 2021SPE Regional Meeting

Nemacolin WoodlandsFarmington PA

Info wwwspeorg

May 3-4 2021WVMA MMDC

Waterfront PlaceMorgantown WV

Info wwwwvmaorg

Important Upcoming EventsIndustry Events

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IOGA Board Welcomes Four New Members in September

Please join the IOGA Board of Directors in welcoming these mem-bers elected in September

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Michael Forbes Membership Chair

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2020 Talking Points on Joe Bidenrsquos Energy Plan

Alex Epstein Center for Industrial Progress

Joe Bidenrsquos energy plan calls for outlawing reliable fossil fuel electric-ity and mandating unreliable solar and wind electricity This will not stop CO2 emissions from rising but it will destroy American industry im-poverish American consumers and jeopardize American securityQuick summary1 Energy schemes around the

world based on ldquounreliablesrdquomdashsolar and windmdashhave been driv-ing up electricity costs harming economies destroying domestic industries and harming con-sumers Germans pay 3 x US electricity prices to get just 13 of their electricity from solar and wind1

2 Instead of learning from the failures of unreliable energy schemes the Biden Plan seeks to do far worse by outlawing reliable fossil fuel electricity and forcing Americans to pay $2 trillion--$7500 a household--for a solar and wind-based grid that canrsquot possibly work2

3 Joe Biden says that forcing Americans to rely on unreliable solar and wind will create jobs But making electricity unreliable and unaffordable doesnrsquot create jobs it destroys them Just ask the UK aluminum industry which ldquogreen energyrdquo schemes are driving out of business3

4 Joe Biden says that forcing Americans to rely on unreliable solar and wind will help mid-dle-class Americans But the cost of energy affects the cost of everything Skyrocketing energy costs will drive skyrocketing food housing healthcare and transportation costs

5 America is already too reliant on unreliable solar and wind Thatrsquos why utilities are already black-ing out many of their industrial customers And grids in Texas and the Northeast are warning of blackouts for everyone if policies donrsquot change Bidenrsquos Plan will guarantee blackouts4

6 Joe Bidenrsquos support of a ban on fracking which is required to produce over 60 of American oil and 75 of American natu-ral gas would destroy millions of jobs and once again make us dangerously dependent on the Middle East and Russia Do we want to be at the mercy of the likes of Vladimir Putin5 6 7 8

7 Joe Bidenrsquos plan to force Amer-icans to use unreliable solar and wind wonrsquot stop global CO2 levels from rising because China and others wonrsquot be stupid enough to follow suit The only thing it will bring about is an economic and security crisis in America9

8 If Joe Biden and other Demo-crats want to lower global CO2 emissions they should stop demonizing and criminalizing reliable non-carbon nuclear energy and lower-carbon natural gas Instead the Biden Plan continues the overregulation of nuclear and supports banning natural gas

References1 Public generation of electricity

was over 518 terawatt-hours in Germany for 2019 solar and wind combined generated over 173 terawatt-hours (334) Fraunhofer ISE energy-chartsde German household elec-

tricity prices have more than doubled to over 03euro per kWh ($035 per kWh depending on currency exchange rate) since 2000 when the modern re-newable energy law started to massively incentivize solar and wind capacity on the German grid BDEW Strompreisanalyse Jan 2020 p 7 The average US household price in 2018 was $01287 per kWh US Energy Information Administration Electric Power Annual table 5a

2 ldquoBiden will make a $2 trillion ac-celerated investment with a plan to deploy those resources over his first term setting us on an irreversible course to meet the ambitious climate progress that science demandsrdquo Joe Bidenrsquos Build Back Better plan ldquoBidenrsquos climate and en-vironmental justice proposal will make a federal investment of $17 trillion over the next ten years leveraging additional private sector and state and local investments to total to more than $5 trillionrdquo -Joe Bidenrsquos Plan for a Clean Energy Revolu-tion and Environmental Justice

3 ldquoTogether these steps will un-leash a clean energy revolution in America create good paying union jobs that cannot be out-sourced and spur the installa-tion of millions of solar panels ndash including utility-scale rooftop and community solar systems ndash and tens of thousands of wind turbines ndash including thousands of turbines off our coasts ndash in Bidenrsquos first termrdquo Joe Bidenrsquos

Energy Plan Continued on page 19

12

Robert Radabaugh Environmental Committee Chair

AST Zone Coverage Update ZOOM Meeting Coming in October

IOGA is pleased to inform you that the WV DEP has reached out to us to provide this important updated information to all producer and tank owners on the AST Zone Mapping and Extended Effective dates Here is its message

ldquoThe Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) has provided updated mapping infor-mation to WVDEP concerning changes in the Zones of Critical Concern (ZCCs) Zones of Periph-eral Concern (ZPCs) and Wellhead Protection Areas (WPAs) which in-cludes the conjunctive delineation as defined in 64 CSR 3 This informa-tion is utilized in the assignment of ldquolevelsrdquo to regulated ASTs Specific changes may be found in the table below

ldquoThe ldquolevelrdquo classification pre-viously assigned to ASTs that are located within the new coverage areas will change

ldquoWVDEP will incorporate these changes into the AST database and notify AST owners via email of their new AST level as applicable The level changes will be effective on January 1 2021 Prior to the level changes becoming effective you may view a map of the new cov-erage areas (see directions below) The map of new coverage areas provided by DHHR will be available on WVDEPrsquos website on or about August 28 2020

ldquoThis information is intended to assist AST owners as they make AST management decisions However it is not final and considered ldquodraftrdquo information prior to January 1 2021 The information is subject to change and may be incomplete

ldquoWVDEP anticipates annual up-

dates to coverage zones will continue as water intakes are added or deleted

ldquoYou may view a map of the 2020 Source Water Coverage Update for ASTs by going to httptagisdepwvgovWVWaterPlan and complet-ing the following steps 1 Click Agree 2 Click Layers (left side of the

screen) 3 Check SWPA and click on the

triangle to the left of the SWPA box to reveal the following sub-layers

a Check sublayers SB423 SWPA SB423 ZCC SB423 ZPC and 2020 Source Water Coverage Update for ASTrsquos 2020 It may take a moment for the coverage layers to load b Use the search bar located

at the upper left corner of the map to search for a specific location

ldquoShould you have any questions please contact Joshua Hamrick by email at JoshuaRHamrickwvgov or by phone at 304-(304) 926-0499 ext 49758 Jenna Palmer at (304) 926-0499 ext49737 or by email at JennaDPalmerwvgov or Amaris Elliott at 304-926-0499 ext 49740 or by email at AmarisLElliottwvgovrdquo

The updated notification docu-ment can be found here httpsdepwvgovWWEeetanksabovegroundstoragetanksPagesdefaultaspx

As you will recall from previous communications WVDHHRrsquos orig-inal intent was to make the changes effective on October 15th However after receiving feedback from tank owners they have extended the

effective date to January 1 2021 This will help address several major concerns and provide the following benefits

1 ProvideanextendedperiodtoreviewandmakedecisionsbasedonthechangesThisisinconsiderationofpotentialslowdownsinworkrelatedtoCovid-19

2 Relatedtonumber1provideadditionaltimetoremovetanksthatmaynotbeneededWhichWVDEPfeelsisprotectiveofpublichealthandtheenvironment

3 ForregulatedtanksrequireSTIAPIorEngineercertificationsonforbeforeJanuary12022insteadofJanuary1 2021

4 Generatefeesfornewlyregulatedtanksfor2021onlyWithanearliereffectivedatenewlyregulatedtankswouldhavebeensubjecttooperatingfeesfor2020and2021

Regarding the fees mention above invoices will be generated based on the new designations If a tank were to be closed be-tween now and January 1st the WVDEP will adjust the fee off the account However the re-moval must take place and be AST Coverage Continued on page 13

13

IPAA News

Polls Voters Continue to Support FrackingEnergy and specifically what role

natural gas will play in Americarsquos future is an increasingly important topic this election cycle as is evi-dent in the many polls conducted in recent months As a result ener-gy-rich swing states have received increased focus as we get closer to November and as one recent survey confirms voters and likely voters in these states continue to be support-ive of developing oil and natural gas

The Epoch Times surveyed 3631 voters and likely voters across Amer-icarsquos ldquoRust Beltrdquo - Iowa Michigan Minnesota Ohio Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - from September 11 to September 15 on the presidential candidates and various prominent issues this election cycle includ-ing energy Notably 42 percent of

respondents answered they support ldquofracking as a means of increasing oil and natural gas production in the USrdquo

Morning Consultrsquos recent poll conducted with the American Petro-leum Institute also surveyed respon-dents in 12 energy-rich swing states The polling found that 64 percent of respondents are likely to vote for a candidate who ldquosupports policies that ensure consumers continue to have access to natural gas and oil produced in the USrdquo Additionally 75 percent agree that natural gas is ldquoessential to a modern lifestylerdquo and 73 percent believe oil and natural gas will play a significant role in meeting energy needs in 20 years

And earlier this month Bruns-wick Grouprsquos polling found that

55 percent of respondents ndash both Democrats and Republicans ndash favor increasing the use of natural gas According to the poll 68 percent of Democrats and 88 percent of Re-publicans feel that natural gas plays a ldquovital rolerdquo in addressing climate change

These views are also prevalent across age ranges as another Morn-ing Consult poll conducted with the American Gas Association showed earlier this year As AGA explained the poll found

ldquoIn this time of economic uncertainty Millennial and Gen Z voters have made it clear Americarsquos plan to address climate change must include an affordable energy solution like natural gasrdquo

AST Coverage Continued from page 12

complete before January 1st for this to happen and the registra-tion would need to be updated to take the tank POS The tank owner removing the tank would have to provide some documen-tation that the tank was removed This is normal procedure for RL andor RLMN tanks

To clarify the removal of tanks affected by this change The mapping system is currently iden-tifying these tanks as their new designations However WVDEP will be treating affected tanks as if they were their previous designation up until midnight on December 31 2020 This means

that if a tank was previously RL or RLMN and is now show-ing as Level 1 in the warehouse removal without closure proce-dures as outlined in our closure guidance document is permit-ted because we view the tank as RL or RLMN until January 1 2021 when the level change will become effective However tanks that were previously level 2 because the exemption didnrsquot apply due to tank capacity (ie a tank with capacity over 8820 gallons) and have now changed to Level 1 would still require proper closure as outlined in the closure guidance document

IOGA thanks the WVDEP for these extended dates All producers please be informed that IOGA is working with the WVDEP and WVDHHR to set up a ZOOM meeting with the agencies to address questions and concerns related to the new AST zone designations Keep an eye out for an email that will provide the date time and registration link There is no charge for this meeting This meeting is very important as it will provide you the opportunity to speak directly to the agencies You are strongly encouraged to participateAST Coverage Continued on page 18

14

Steven Allen Adams Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Direct Loan for Brooke County Power Project Approved

The West Virginia Economic De-velopment Authority approved the Brooke County Power project for a direct loan to help the natural gas plant become closer to a reality

According to the West Virginia Department of Commerce the board of directors for the West Virginia Economic Development Authority approved a $55 million direct loan to Energy Solutions Consortium Brooke County Power project on Sept 9

ldquoWe look forward to the poten-tial of this project to continue the diversification and growth of West Virginiarsquos energy economyrdquo said Ed Gaunch cabinet secretary for the Department of Commerce in a statement Tuesday

Energy Solutions Consortium was seeking a $56 million loan guarantee from the Economic Development Authority for the proposed natural gas-power electrical plant but the Economic Development Authority believed a direct loan would be a better course of action for the proj-ect Drew Dorn CEO of Energy Solutions Consortium said he con-siders the loan a sign of good faith from the state

ldquoBrooke County Power appreci-ates the confidence that the West Virginia Economic Development Authority has placed in this import-ant project mdash which will become the largest down-stream user of natural gas in the Mountain Staterdquo he said

Once complete the 830-megawatt merchant power plant could provide energy to as many as 700000 homes and sell power to PJM Intercon-nectionrsquos 13-state wholesale energy market According to the website for the project the construction of the

plant would create 1164 direct and indirect jobs and 30 full-time jobs once completed

Steve White director for the Affil-iated Construction Trades said the approval of the loan came as ldquogreat reliefrdquo

ldquoWe have worked hard to support this project and it means close to $100 million in wages and benefits for local constructionrdquo White said by phone Tuesday

The plant is expected to have a $125 billion economic impact for West Virginia during the construc-tion phase and $440 million eco-nomic impact annually to Brooke County and the surrounding area It would provide $1 million in payment in lieu of taxes to Brooke County with $433000 in annual payments to the Brooke County Commission and $167000 to the county Board of Education

The plant would be fed natural gas from a pipeline through south-western Pennsylvania connected to the Rover Pipeline which delivers natural gas to Canada from West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania Energy Solutions Consortium states that the plant will require $1775 million annually of natural gas

The plant was supported by nat-ural gas trade groups as well as the West Virginia Chamber of Com-merce

The project came under greater scrutiny after Gov Jim Justice mdash whose private coal businesses supply and sell coal to power plants mdash asked the Economic Development Authority to take another look at the Brooke County Power project questioning why the plant needed the loan where the workforce to

construct the plant would come from and what state would provide the natural gas The West Virginia Coal Association mdash who endorsed Justicersquos re-election campaign for governor mdash also criticized the project for putting coal miner jobs at risk Neither the coal association or Justice were available for comment Tuesday

Compensatory Mitigation Policy that became effective on December 27 2016 On July 30 2018 following opportunity for public comment the Fish and Wildlife Service withdrew the Compensatory Mitigation Policy

The Brookings Institute has a tracker that lists nearly 250 rules and policies that it characterizes as deregulation in the Trump era covering virtually all aspects of fed-eral regulation Obviously these are only a few of the many overtures made at deregulation during the last 3 frac12 years One issue that may be ad-dressed in the coming weeks is how many of the regulatory rollbacks will be subject to reversal pursuant to the Congressional Review Act if the Administration and Congress are all controlled by Democrats We will not know the answer to that question until November 3 2020 or maybe not for days and weeks thereafter

If you have questions or com-ments regarding this article please contact Mark Clark at MClarkSpilmanlawcom Joseph Unger at JUngerSpilmanlawcom or Dave Yaussy at DYaussySpilmanlawcom

Reg Rollbacks Cont from page 5

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GOpac Announces Nov 3 General Election Legislative Endorsements

GOpac the Gas and Oil Political Action Committee of the Indepen-dent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia (IOGA) has endorsed 86 candidates for legislative races in the upcoming November 3 West Virginia 2020 General Election

GOpac Chair Robert Radabaugh stated ldquoIOGA is pleased to an-nounce this list of candidates dedi-cated to greater public service We believe each to be uniquely qualified to serve our great state in making sound business-friendly decisions that benefit all hard-working West Virginia citizensrdquo

IOGA represents nearly 500 producers of oil and natural gas and those that serve them in West Virginia representing more than 15000 direct employees IOGArsquos purpose is to promote and protect the West Virginia oil and natural gas producing industry in a variety of important ways

For additional information con-tact Charlie Burd at (304) 344-9867

State Senate EndorsementsDistrict Candidate 1st Ryan W Weld2nd Mike Maroney3rd Donna J Boley 4th Amy Nichole Grad5th Robert Bob Plymale6th Chandler Swope7th Rupie Phillips9th David ldquoBugsrdquo Stover11th Robert Lee Karnes12th Patrick S Martin14th Randy E Smith15th Craig P Blair16th Patricia Rucker17th Eric Nelson Jr

House of Delegates EndorsementsDistrict Candidate 1st Mark Zatezalo 2nd Phillip Diserio3rd Erikka Storch5th Dave Pethtel6th David L Kelly7th Trenton Barnhart8th Bill Anderson9th Shannon Kimes10th Roger Conley Vernon Criss John R Kelly11th N Riley Keaton12th Steve Westfall13th Josh Higginbotham15th Geoff Foster 16th Mark Bates Daniel Linville John Mandt Jr17th Chad Lovejoy Matthew Rohrbach18th Evan Worrell 19th Derrick Evans Jason Stephens21st Mark Dean22nd Joe Jeffries Zack Maynard23rd Rodney A Miller25th Tony Paynter 26th Ed Evans27th Joe C Ellington Jr Marty Gearheart Doug Smith28th Roy G Cooper Jeffrey Pack29th Brandon Steele32nd Austin Haynes Kayla Kessinger33rd Roger Hanshaw 34th Brent Boggs35th Moore Capito Larry Pack Doug Skaff Jr Chris Stansbury 36th Chris Pritt

District Candidate36th Chris Walters38th Dianna Graves39th Dana Ferrell40th Dean Jeffries41st Heather Tully 42nd Jeff Campbell43rd Bill Hartman44th Caleb Hanna45th Robbie Martin46th Adam Burkhammer47th Chris Phillips48th Danny Hamrick Laura Kimble Ben Queen Clay Riley49th Amy Summers50th Joey Garcia Guy Ward51st Joe Statler53rd DR Buck Jennings54th John Paul Hott II56th Gary G Howell 57th Ruth Rowan 59th Ken Reed61st Jason Barrett63rd John Hardy 64th Eric L Householder 66th Paul Espinosa

GOpac and IOGA encourage you to vote and choose those candidates who best represent your views A complete list of candidates for all offices can be found at httpsservicessoswvgovappselectionscandidate-search

The General Election Early Voting Period is October 21-31 2020 West Virginia voters may vote by absentee ballot A complete list of the eligi-bility requirements and information relating to the different forms and qualifications for absentee voting in West Virginia may be viewed at the following link Eligibility For Absen-tee Voting in West Virginia

Robert Radabaugh GOpac Chair

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Sports Weekend Continued from page 1

Sports Weekend in Pictures

As always everyone had a terrific time even though they wore masks and practiced social distancing

Please be sure to visit our sponsors on page 17 Without them this event would not be possible so please thank them when you can

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Zone Changes Regarding the AST Programs and Regulated ASTrsquos for Year 2020New ZCC Systems

PWS_NAME TYPE FAC NAMEBeech Bottom Water Dept ZCC WELL 2Benwood Water Dept ZCC WELL 1Belmont City of ZCC WELL 1Union Williams PSD ZCC WELL 1McMechen Municipal Water ZCC WELL 1Mason Co PSD-Letart ZCC WELL 1Wellsburg City of ZCC WELL 1Tyler County PSD ZCC WELL NO1

(FKA Friendly PSD)Glen Dale Water Works ZCC WELL 1Grandview - Doolin PSD ZCC WELL 2Newell Company ZCC WELL 4Vienna ZCC WELL 9Follansbee Municipal ZCC WELL 2Paden City City of ZCC WELL NO1New Martinsville ZCC WELL 3 Bridgeman LnMason Co PSD - Lakin Dist ZCC Well 1Moundsville ZCC WELL 8Lubeck PSD ZCC WELL AMason Co PSD-Crab Creek ZCC WELL 1Terra Alter Water Works ZCC WELL 3 NewTerra Alter Water Works ZCC WELL 2 NewTerra Alter Water Works ZCC WELL 1 NewHarman Town of ZCC WELLHarman Town of ZCC SPRINGHarman Town of ZCC WELL

Expanded ZCC Systems

PWS_NAME TYPE FAC NAMEMountain Top PSD ZCC Mountain Top PSD Impnd

Removed ZCC Systems

PWS_NAME TYPE FAC NAMEBishop Hodges Pastoral Ctr ZCC Intake ImpndNavy Information Operations ZCC Intake-S Fork Command MB of the S

Branch of the PotomacPocahontas Water System ZCC Intake-Abbs Valley CreekQuality Inn ZCC Intake-Stone Coal Creek

New ZPC Systems

PWS_NAME TYPE FAC NAMEHarman Town of ZPC WellHarman Town of ZPC SpringHarman Town of ZPC WellBelmont City of ZPC WELL 1Follansbee Municipal ZPC WELL 2Glen Dale Water Works ZPC WELL 1Grandview - Doolin PSD ZPC WELL 2Lubeck PSD ZPC WELL AMason Co PSD-Crab Creek ZPC WELL 1Mason Co PSD-Lakin Dist ZPC WELL 1Mason Co PSD-Letart ZPC WELL 1McMechen Municipal Water ZPC WELL 1Moundsville ZPC WELL 8Newell Company ZPC WELL 4New Martinsville ZPC WELL 3 Bridgeman LnVienna ZPC WELL 9Wellsburg City of ZPC WELL 1Beech Bottom Water Dept ZPC WELL 2Benwood Water Dept ZPC WELL 1Tyler County PSD ZPC WELL NO1

(FKA Friendly PSD)Paden City City of ZCC WELL NO1

Expanded ZPC Systems

PWS_NAME TYPE FAC NAMEPendleton Co PSD Brandywine ZPC So Fork River

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of importance to producers

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Energy Plan Continued from page 11

Build Back Better plan4 In Texas the gridrsquos reserve

marginmdashthe amount of capac-ity it has above expected peak demandmdashhas shrunk so much that the Public Utilities Commis-sion of Texas called the situa-tion ldquovery scaryrdquo -Utility Drive January 22 2019 For example a 2019 story concerning Texas notes ldquoAs wind power slowed ERCOT instituted its first level of emergency alerts calling on small industrial and commercial generators to pour power onto the grid and requesting power from Mexico from which an additional 60 MW were import-ed on Aug 15 Installed capacity numbers for electricity from in-termittent sources such as wind and solar mean very little when they fail to produce as wind did in the middle of the hot Texas summerrdquo -Power Magazine September 19 2019 In the US northeast grid operator ISO-NE warned the grid is likely to be at risk of fuel shortages and rolling blackouts thanks to limited natural gas pipeline capacity ldquoIn the coming years as more oil coal and nu-clear leave the system keeping the lights on in New England will become an even more ten-uous propositionrdquo -ISO New England 2018 Regional Elec-tricity Outlook

5 In a Democratic primary debate in March 2020 Joe Biden agreed to a radical ldquono new frackingrdquo policy to attract Democratic voters While most of the US unconventional oil and gas operations take place on private lands even a federal policy ban-ning new development would be a substantial hit on domestic energy production

Joe Bidenrsquos energy plan also calls for a net-zero CO2 emis-sions economy wide by no later than 2050 His climate plan also promises aggressive new meth-ane emission limits Effectively this amounts to a ban and early retirement of coal gas and oil for electricity generation (over 60 of the current total) as there is no cost-effective tech-nology available to capture CO2 from fuel combustion even though Biden tried to backped-al on the direct attacks against fracking recently

6 ldquoThe US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that in 2019 about 281 billion barrels (or 77 million barrels per day) of crude oil were produced directly from tight oil resources in the United States This was equal to about 63 of total US crude oil production in 2019rdquo -US Energy Information AdministrationldquoThe US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that in 2019 US dry shale gas production was about 2528 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) and equal to about 75 of total US dry natural gas production in 2019rdquo -US Ener-gy Information Administration ldquoMore than 95 of US natural gas and oil wells today are developed using hydraulic fracturingrdquo American Petroleum Institute - AMERICArsquoS PROG-RESS AT RISK An Economic Analysis of a Ban on Fracking and Federal Leasing for Natural Gas and Oil Development

7 An analysis by the American Pe-troleum Institute estimates that a ban on hydraulic fracturing and federal leasing would create over $7 trillion in economic damages between 2020 and 2030 and cost over 7 million jobs American

Petroleum Institute - AMERI-CArsquoS PROGRESS AT RISK An Economic Analysis of a Ban on Fracking and Federal Leasing for Natural Gas and Oil Develop-ment

8 OPEC and especially Saudi Ara-bia have had a big impact on the price of internationally traded oil OPEC Crude Oil Supply

9 China is already the leading emitter of greenhouse gases at twice the emissions of the US All reasonable predictions of future emissions anticipate the overwhelming majority of future emissions coming from devel-oping countries that are trying to close the gap in wealth and energy consumption See US Energy Informa-tion Administration projections of CO2 emissions by non-OECD countries in comparison to US emissions US Energy Information Administration - International Energy Outlook 2019

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you really are You will begin to develop an attitude of abun-dance rather than an attitude of lack

bull Treat everyone you come in contact with as important You do this because this is how we should treat people We will begin to see the good that is in everyone We may learn what we have in common with others which is the basis for relation-ships Important for any leader is developing the ability to see people and situations not as they currently are but as they can be

bull Surround yourself with people who have positive attitudes Avoid negative like constantly hearing the daily news

Keeping a good attitude can be difficult Shale Crescent USA was severely impacted by COVID-19 Our main source of leads and prospects are conferences and trade shows Conferences are also where we do face to face meetings with our current prospects from around the world We were going to be a presenter at the World Petrochem-ical Conference in New Orleans in March It was cancelled as were all live events so far for 2020 We have not had a new lead or prospect since COVID started Complaining does not change anything Looking for opportunity does

It helps to work with a team of leaders at Shale Crescent USA who have great attitudes We had plenty of time since we were in lockdown and the ability to reach out to the media Covid-19 is the big topic everyone is concerned about The virus showed us why manufacturing in the USA is important We couldnrsquot get ventilators for Covid-19 patients and PPE for our frontline health-care workers because they are made primarily in China Bringing manu-


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facturing to our Region is what Shale Crescent USA does It is our area of expertise We have hard data to show companies why manufacturing in the USA isnrsquot just the right thing to do it is the most profitable thing to do in most cases It also requires American oil and gas

Radio shows were looking for good guests with a unique take on the Covid-19 topic Our perspec-tive is The Pandemic Proved ldquoMade in the USArdquo a must for the Economy Our bookings took off We started getting nationally syndicated and big market shows like New York City Boston Miami Charlotte St Louis Chicago Denver San Diego Los Angeles and Seattle Also Regional Shows in Cleveland and Pittsburgh We learned everyone no matter where they were and what their po-litical affiliation was wants to bring manufacturing and jobs back to the USA We can tell audiences why that makes sense now and more import-ant how to do it

Since March we have been guests on 49 radio shows 21 of them nationally syndicated on networks like Westwood One Also Shows like Supply Chain Brain PCMA (money

people) BIZ Talk Radio and Jim Blasingame the Small Business Ad-vocate They have audiences that can make decisions to bring jobs here All of this radio and additional print media gave us the opportunity to tell our Regionrsquos story to the entire country

Our attitude according to our prospects has helped some projects continue to move forward despite the pandemic Several projects have settled on or are in the process of selecting sites in our Region Jobs are being created At the Global Plastics Summit in October we have a virtual lunch presentation giving us the opportunity to reach potential leads and prospects for the first time since Covid-19

Our personal attitude is conta-gious People we lead and even our families will reflect our attitude good or bad People are drawn to a posi-tive attitude We choose our attitude At Shale Crescent USA we chose to look for opportunity in this chaos and found it You can choose to de-velop a positive attitude and take the actions to make it a reality The late Earl Nightingale said ldquoSuccess is when preparedness meets opportu-

nity and opportunity is there all the timerdquo A positive attitude helps us to see it creating success for others as well as ourselves and ultimately our own happiness

Burdrsquos Nest Continued from page 4

from him to respect your coach (leaders) to honor your teammates (fellow Representatives or Senators) to do your best to try your hardest to never quit be humble in victory and that it is in failing that you learn to succeed has stuck with me since I last shook his hand in the spring of 1971

I must believe that if Coach were here today and could give our 435-member and 100-member Congressional teams a common message it would be that you can achieve victory for our Nation ldquoBut DesirehellipWill Be The Differencerdquo

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2020-2021 OFFICERS BOARD MEMBERS

Ben Sullivan President

Maribeth Anderson Vice PresidentProgram Chair

Jim PrittSecretary-TreasurerCommerce Committee Chair

J Kevin Ellis Immediate Past President

Doug DouglassDirectorVice Chair Producer Issues Comm

and Finance amp Taxation CommJon Farmer

DirectorProducers Issues Committee ChairMichael Forbes

DirectorMembership Committee ChairDavid Haney

DirectorSafety Committee ChairJon Hildreth

DirectorMembership Committee Vice Chair Jeff Isner

Director Comm amp Educ Comm Chair Bob Radabaugh

DirectorEnvironmental Committee ChairEric Vir

DirectorCommerce Committee Vice ChairChris Weikle

Director Govt Affairs Comm Chair

Marc MonteleoneFinance amp Taxation Committee Chair

Ben Sullivan IOGA President

I write this piece on my farm outside of Charleston while looking out my windows at a beautiful early autumn day We are blessed in West Virginia to have four beautiful seasons a luxury that many in the United States do not have in such abundance Of all of the seasons I would say that autumn is my favorite ndash filled with warm after-noons of fishing hiking biking and other activities sandwiched between cool mornings and evenings The trees have not yet started to change colors in Kanawha County but they will do so in the coming weeks

Even though the summer of 2020 has just ended the IOGA team has been hard at work preparing for the 2021 legislative session (honing our legislative agenda meeting with leg-islators and those running for polit-ical office finalizing endorsements for GOpac - see page 15 for a list of endorsements) courting poten-tial new members and conducting meetings with regulators and other stakeholders as well as managing our highly successful member insur-ance program and preparing for the 2021 Winter Membership Meeting We also have been on-boarding new Board members some with consid-erable IOGA historical experience and some new to our association

One of the most exciting devel-opments on the policy side over the last month has been the finalization of approval from the West Virginia Economic Development Authority of a small loan guarantee that is a vital step in the process to hope-fully kickoff the construction and operation of a new 830-Megawatt clean-burning natural gas-fired

power plant in Brooke County that is being developed by Energy Solutions Consortium The power plant is projected to be capable of powering the equivalent of 700000 homes and will create more than 1000 construction related jobs and have an annual economic impact of more than $400 million The loan guarantee process was a long and arduous one but strong bi-partisan political advocates such as State Senators William Ihlenfeld II Mike Romano and Ryan Weld House Members Phil Diserio John Kelly Richard Iaquinta and Randy Swartz-miller the Brooke County Com-mission and Governor Jim Justice helped rally ultimate support for the project Our own Executive Di-rector Charlie Burd and several of our Board members spent count-less hours working with the plant developer and lending support and encouragement to the effort

I was particularly pleased to see the two industry associations ndash IOGA and WVONGA ndash working in harmony and taking leadership roles and partnering with the WV Affiliated Construction Trades on supporting the project When industry and labor work together the possibilities for our industry in West Virginia are enormous partic-ularly on the power generation and downstream development side In order to grow our fine industry and the attendant jobs tax revenue and capital investment in our State we need more such projects and the IOGA team is working tirelessly in conjunction with the West Virginia Development Office and others to help identify and support the same

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N E W S · Sports Weekend Brought Fun for All Those attending the 2020 Sports Weekend activities enjoyed great weather, golf, shooting and food. On Friday, IOGAWV members and guests