Energy companies insist they can extend gas leases; landowners take them to court | syracuse.com

Energy companies insist they can extend gas leases; landowners take them to court | syracuse.com.

Energy companies insist they can extend gas leases; landowners take them to court

Published: Sunday, February 27, 2011, 10:10 AM     Updated: Sunday, February 27, 2011, 11:43 AM

2011-02-17-db-Hydrofracking.JPGMark Petitte crossed out a clause on his gas drilling lease with Chesapeake Energy that would have allowed the company to automatically renew the lease when it expired Feb. 11. The company says it is extending the lease on his Otisco property anyway.

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