State coffers could benefit from offshore exploration Gene Marrano June 24, 2014 1 minute read If the Commonwealth is looking for another source of tax revenue, it should consider the ocean … so says one energy trade group as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Water main break near Sheetz repairedNext: Roanoke College poll: Virginians mostly optimistic about housing market, less to in SW VA Related Stories Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, wife dead in apparent murder-suicide Ian Price April 16, 2026 Gov. Spanberger’s proposed amendments to the Affordable Medicine Act could be costly for Virginians Emma Thomas April 16, 2026 Blue Ridge Marathon, Down by Downtown music fest preview Gene Marrano April 15, 2026