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State Shale Roundup by Marc Kovac
An update on lawmaker action and other activities at the Ohio Statehouse related to horizontal hydraulic fracturing
Celebrity activists may be breaking NY law
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. Dozens of celebrities may be running afoul of a law requiring
Noble wells yields
Noble wells yields state college, pa. REX Energy, a major player in both the Marcellus and
Pa. pushes drillers to frack with coal mine water
State environmental officials are encouraging drillers to use tainted coal mine water to hydraulically fracture gas wells in the Marcellus Shale formation.
“I am not against fracking, I am against irresponsibility”
A regular reader of this column asked me why I never point out good things going on in eastern Ohio’s oil and natural-gas industry. Another asked, based on things I have written, did I think the industry can succeed in Ohio? To both, I quickly referred to a couple of versions of “Mike on Frack” that promoted the jobs added by this industry referencing data supplied by the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber. I also have touted the number of workers brought to this area in trucking and drilling operations, ancillary services such as food and fuel and, of course, the V&M expansion.
Shale-gas drillers turn to Georgia
Associated Press DALTON, Ga. Trillions of cubic feet of natural gas believed to lie below the
Sustainable Shale Development: Environmentalists and producers joining forces
Sustainable Shale Development: Environmentalists and producers joining forces
New transloading facility in Columbiana
Buckey Transfer Realty has become the latest link in the oil and gas supply chain.
Lupo, former employee plead not guilty to dumping charges
Ben Lupo, Michael Guesman and Hardrock Excavating were all arraigned on Friday.
ODNR mum for now on Jackson Twp. well
The public and anti-fracking activists were turned away with little answers at a county commissioners meeting.
Forum highlights oil and gas boom
Industry officials and Congressman once again tout economic potential of oil and gas.
Cause of off-color, fetid water eludes town in Pa.
Associated Press PITTSBURGH What causes clear, fresh, country well water to turn orange or
Bank and leasing company sue D&L’s Lupo for $214K
Dollar Bank and Dollar Leasing Corp., both of Cleveland, sue Ben Lupo for full payment of a loan and money owed in three lease agreements.
Sources: Fracking in NY on hold pending health-study results
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo came as close as he ever has to
Lupo indicted in illegal brine dump
Ben W. Lupo, Michael Guesman and Hardrock Excavating will face federal prosecutors for their role in January's illegal brine dump.
Logistics meets ‘cradle to grave’
The recent incident of brine and drilling-waste dumping near the D&L Energy headquarters at 2761
Charges give black eye to oil and gas industry ILLEGAL DUMPING
By JAMISON COCKLIN | jcocklin@shalesheet.com YOUNGSTOWN WHEN IT WAS FIRST LEARNED THAT
Surface Spills: The Real Environmental Risk
The Ohio EPA’s Jan. 31 discovery of the illegal dumping of drilling wastes by Hardrock Excavating