Shale development in Trumbull County part of BP presentation in Cleveland

CLEVELAND — Shale development within Trumbull County was part of the discussion this morning by BP CEO Bob Dudley in Cleveland.

Dudley was the featured speaker at a Business Leaders Series event.

The development of shale gas by BP will be done in a safe manner, Dudley said.

“We have a project team on the group here in Ohio that is advancing a plan to safely appraise the resources,” he said. “We will set up our offices in Warren.”

The company will acquire seismic surveys, prepare a development plan and survey land for initial wells that will be drilled within the next year, Dudley said.

“We will be doing this in accordance with environmental best practices and keeping the communities informed along the way,” he said. “It is critical that people living near oil and gas operations, as well as the public at large, has as much information as possible about our activities so they can satisfy themselves that we are working safely.”

BP announced its plan several months ago to lease about 84,000 acres in Trumbull County. The process is ongoing as mineral rights to the properties that signed leases are being reviewed.

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