Pennsylvania's gain vs. New York's missed opportunity

What did NY lose?  Will the gas locked in the Marcellus formations lying beneath NY disappear if they do not extract it immediately?
 
 

"Such bows toward the obsessions of rich, big-city greens explain why parts of upstate New York are the new Appalachia.

As they look across their northern border, Pennsylvanians can be forgiven for thinking of New Yorkers the way Abba Eban once described the Palestinians: They never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity."

They didn't "lose" any jobs because the resource is still there and when the commence drilling the jobs will still be there too.  If anything they stand to gain by holding out for a few years as technology and regulation continue to improve as a result of PA's drilling. 
 
Besides, with the current, saturated natural gas market more supply will only mean more gas sent overseas.  I really don't see the rush. 
 
 

There will continue to be a strong market for the NG for the foreseeable future.  With large increases anticipated in NG fired power plants, offshore shipping of compressed NG, and NG powered vehicles/equipment; it stands to reason that the market for NG will continue to maintain current levels and/or likely increase correspondingly with time.  They certainly didn't miss the ship by any means, a couple years late to the party, perhaps.

Technology and waste management practices utilized by the industry have come a long way in just a few years.  I don't necessarily agree to the reasons why NY imposed the moratorium on drilling, but they now have the tools they need to be efficient gas producers and more importantly, environmentally responsible drillers.

I suspect the statewide moratorium will be lifted in the very near future.  However, I also believe there will be heavy opposition waiting for the drillers from the local government level.