Penn Virginia Corporation operates in the Crude petroleum and natural gas sector. Penn Virginia Corporation (Penn Virginia) is an independent oil and gas company primarily engaged in the development, exploration and production of natural gas and oil in various domestic onshore regions including Texas, Appalachia, the Mid-Continent and Mississippi. On June 7, 2010, the Company disposed off its ownership interests in Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P (PVG), and its indirect interests in Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (PVR). In August 2010, the Company acquired approximately 6,800 net acres in the Eagle Ford Shale play in Texas. In January 2010, the Company completed the sale of its Gulf Coast properties . During 2010, it acquired a total of approximately 27,000 net acres in the Marcellus Shale play in Pennsylvania. In
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