Phil Reale: Oil and Natural Gas

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Phil Reale Oil and Natural Gas Phil Reale is a
West Virginia lawyer who practices law in
Charleston. He and his firm represent clients
before the legislative and executive branches of
the State government. Phil Reale has years of
experience with state government policy
development and describes himself as a government
relations strategist and problem solver. "We
welcome and encourage associations with anyone
whose interest is consistent with improving life
in our state, regardless of political,
professional or special interest affiliation," he
says.
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Oil And Gas Law Is A Category Of Natural
Resources Law
In West Virginia, the coal, oil and gas laws are
often referred to collectively as energy and
natural resources law. Oil and gas law is a
category of natural resources law that includes
the exploration for, and the production,
transportation and processing of, crude oil,
natural gas and associated hydrocarbons.
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Phil Reale Lawyer - Federal State Issues
Related To Oil And Gas Industry
From 1980 to 1988, Phil Reale was involved
primarily with federal and state issues that
relate to the oil and gas industry. He dealt
mainly in environmental and landowner issues, and
tax and economic development issues. "This
tenure," he recalls, "included serving as
president of the West Virginia Independent Oil
and Gas Association and Chair of the Government
Affairs Committee."
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Oil And Natural Gas Have Always Been Present In WV
As Phil Reale knows, oil and natural gas have
always been present in West Virginia the first
oil well in the state having been successfully
drilled in Ritchie County, West Virginia in 1859.
The state's oil industry was thriving in a
relatively short period after that. Many of the
state's oil fields were destroyed during the
Civil War, but the industry bounced back when the
war was over, and both oil and natural gas
drilling continues. The present day emphasis is
on the drilling and production of natural gas
from the Marcellus Shale.
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