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A gold mine in sand

Valley business rolls full steam ahead as loading hub for oil and gas drillers


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.


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“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


Storage tank explodes

Oil and gas condensate tank fire is extinguished within minutes on Sunday


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New transloading facility in Columbiana

Buckey Transfer Realty has become the latest link in the oil and gas supply chain.

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Lupo, former employee plead not guilty to dumping charges

Ben Lupo, Michael Guesman and Hardrock Excavating were all arraigned on Friday.


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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.

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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.