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ODNR to release shale-production figures Monday
By week’s end, all Utica Shale well drillers will report 2011 production figures to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The facts and figures will provide the first real glimpse at what lies 7,000 feet beneath the ground in Northeast Ohio.
BP’s $331M investment in Trumbull will spur growth in Ohio, leaders say
BP’s $331 million investment in the Mahoning Valley will have a “tremendous impact” on jobs and economic development in Ohio, a company official said.
Ohio panel to rule against Patriot facility
The Environmental Review Appeals Commission today will issue a ruling against Warren-based Patriot Water Treatment LLC, shifting the lengthy legal battle back to Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.
BP Trumbull leases may total $331M
More than 1,000 Trumbull County landowners voted in favor of the state’s largest single-county oil and gas lease Monday night, which, if executed, will pump more than $331 million into the local economy.
Ohio shale-energy boom Without mineral rights, are landowners left in the dirt?
In Harrison County, about 40 miles southeast of Canton, the picturesque landscape is that of postcards.
Kasich calls for fivefold hike in brine tax
Local brine-injection well operators are questioning Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s latest proposal to quintuple taxes on out-of-state fracking wastewater.
Public perception taints company
An oil and gas industry official says the public is not ready for treated fracking wastewater to re-enter the ecosystem, despite Patriot Water Treatment LLC’s approved water-treatment technology.
ODNR issues shale-well permit for site in Columbiana County
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has granted one new permit for a Utica Shale well to Chesapeake Exploration LLC, a subsidiary of Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp.
66% say benefits of oil, gas extraction outweigh the risks
Two-thirds of Americans say the benefits of exploration for natural gas and oil outweigh the risks, according to results from a Harris Interactive poll.
Ruling by state appeals panel favors Patriot
The Ohio Environmental Review Appeals Commission has ruled a state environmental official did not “substantially support” his stance regarding the revocation of permits to the city of Warren and Patriot Water Treatment LLC, once again providing a gasp of air for the nearly year-old brine-wastewater treatment plant.
Patriot slams limits in new EPA permit
Andrew Blocksom used a local analogy to describe restrictions in the city of Warren’s new permit announced Monday by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
No more brine wastewater for Warren as of April 1, EPA says
No more brine wastewater for Warren as of April 1, EPA says. The city of Warren can no longer accept brine wastewater from fracking as of April 1.
ONE YEAR AFTER THE FIRST INJECTION-WELL EARTHQUAKE
The two low-magnitude earthquakes — felt by few but discussed by many — in the early morning of March 17, 2011, quickly became a conversation point at coffee shops, grocery stores and throughout the Mahoning Valley.
$250K gift will digitize Trumbull property records
Trumbull County commissioners are expected today to approve an agreement that will allow most of the records in the Trumbull County Recorder’s Office to be scanned and digitized to speed up the work needed to allow gas and oil drilling to take place.
Shale Sheet Live Texas | Gas brings boom, bumps to Fort Worth
Starting Wednesday, professional and student journalists from Youngstown embark on a 5-day look at life in Texas as a result of the natural gas boom, and offer traces of what this life might hold for Ohio and its citizens.