Fracking

Association responds to Ohio tax study

Association responds to Ohio tax study Columbus The Ohio Business Roundtable’s analysis of Gov.

Aqua Ohio leases land from Struthers for water station

By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com struthers Struthers is leasing land to Aqua Ohio so Aqua

groundwater contamination Two groups, two opinions on fracking

An Ohio-based group is asking for additional study of the potential for fracking to contaminate groundwater.

Landowners urged to be wise with money

By Burton Speakman bspeakman@shalesheet.com YOUNGSTOWN Some local landowners have made

No violations at wells, ODNR reports

By Karl Henkel news@shalesheet.com YOUNGSTOWN Utica Shale exploration has started without a

SENATE BILL 315

SENATE BILL 315 What’s in the bill: Required water testing within 1,500 feet of planned oil and

Ohio legislators OK overhaul of drilling laws

State lawmakers have given final bipartisan approval to legislation requiring water testing near new oil and gas wells, increased disclosure by drillers and online public notice of permits.

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Ohio doctors cannot reveal drilling chemicals to public

Associated Press COLUMBUS Doctors given new access to the proprietary chemical recipes that oil

French company receives its stakes in leases

Chesapeake Exploration has transferred nearly 90 percent of more than 9,000 leases in Columbiana County to a French company it has a joint venture with for Utica Shale development.

Chesapeake joins suit against landowners

By Burton Speakman bspeakman@vindy.com lisbon Chesapeake Energy has joined a lawsuit against

ODNR issues second drilling permit in Trumbull County

Staff report youngstown The second horizontal-drilling permit has been issued in Trumbull County

Oil, gas seminars educate public on lease agreements

By Burton Speakman bspeakman@vindy.com CORTLAND Anyone considering leasing mineral rights for

Ohio Senate OKs package of fracking rules

By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS Oil and gas drillers would be required to disclose to

Chesapeake plans long commitment to Valley, official says

Chesapeake Energy plans to continue to invest significantly in the Mahoning Valley for decades to come, a company official said Thursday night. Ryan Dean, senior manager of corporate development for Chesapeake, was featured speaker at the 2011 annual meeting of United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley.