Glenn Thompson: “In 1918, a group of Pennsylvania crude oil and natural gas producers got together to form a trade organization. The…”

“In 1918, a group of Pennsylvania crude oil and natural gas producers got together to form a trade organization. The Pennsylvania Oil, Gas and Minerals Association was formed. It is believed to be the oldest continuously operating oil and gas trade association in the United States. In April 2010, members of the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Association and the Independent Oil and Gas Association of Pennsylvania, IOGA, unanimously voted to merge the two organizations into a single, comprehensive trade association representing oil and natural gas interests throughout Pennsylvania. The merger reunited two organizations that had split apart nearly some 30 years earlier to form the Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association, or PIOGA. A century later, industry leaders, supporters, and friends will gather to celebrate PIOGA. The centennial celebration will take place next week at the birthplace of the American oil industry, Drake well in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in the Fifth Congressional District, to mark 100 years of the industry's growth and sustainability in Pennsylvania. PIOGA represents nearly 550 members, including oil and natural gas producers, drilling contractors, service companies, manufacturers, distributors, professional firms, consultants, pipelines, end-users, royalty owners, and others with interests in the success of Pennsylvania's oil and gas industry.…”