The Marcellus Shale Education & Training Center hosted the First Annual Marcellus Shale Workforce Forum in the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona. The goal of this two-day event was to focus on Marcellus Shale development and its impact on workforce and education. Educators from secondary schools, two-year technical schools, and four-year colleges and universities were joined by representatives from oil and gas exploration, production, and service companies.

Presentations

Sponsors

  • EOG Resources
  • East Resources, Inc.
  • Marcellus Shale Education & Training Center, Workforce Development & Continuing Education Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology
  • Cooperative Extension, College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University
  • Pennsylvania General Energy Co., LLC
  • Range Resources
  • XTO Energy
  • Carrizo Oill & Gas, Inc.
  • Fortuna Energy Inc.
  • Independent Oil & Gas Association of Pennsylvania (IOGA)
  • Ultra Petroleum (UP)

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