Tag: Ohio
State Senator: ‘Oil/gas development in Ohio off to a great start’ in 2017
Ohio’s current rig count stands at 20, which is a vast improvement over the lows of last year By Jackie Stewart, EnergyInDepth 2017 is off to a truly amazing start when it comes to shale-related news for the Buckeye State. Week after week we are hearing positive news about investment and job creation coming to […]
Ohio chief regulator: ‘No felt earthquakes From injection wells’ in 5 years
Ohio continues to improve its regulatory system to keep pace with industry activity, minimizing induced seismic activity By Jackie Stewart, EnergyInDepth Not only has Ohio Utica Shale production surged to unprecedented heights the past five years, the Buckeye State has established itself as a shining example of how to effectively manage and mitigate induced seismicity through […]
Ohio Utica Shale counties to watch in 2017: Belmont and Monroe
Utica Shale Belmont and Monroe counties have ideal access to roads, rail and Ohio River By Jackie Stewart, EnergyInDepth As we wind down 2016 and look ahead to 2017, it’s time to stop and take look at how amazing Ohio’s Utica Shale production has been despite a significant pullback in drilling activity due to low […]
New infrastructure to increase takeaway capacity of Utica natural gas
Nexus Gas Transmission project to deliver 1.5 Bcf/d of natural gas supplies from Utica region A number of pipeline projects that have been approved, or are in various stages of the approval process, would increase capacity to transport natural gas from the Utica production region in Ohio to natural gas markets, according to the US Energy […]
Unions pack the House in support of Ohio pipeline
Practically all areas of state reaping benefits from unprecedented production from Utica shale wells by Jackie Stewart, EnergyInDepth As EID has continued to highlight, unions have been speaking out against the Keep It in the Ground movement. As the war between fringe anti-fracking extremists and unions wages nationwide, in Ohio, local men and women are […]
Without shale, Ohio & Penn. would have lost hundreds of thousands of jobs – US Chamber
Risk to economy, pocket books, and employment is simply too great even to comprehend keeping it in the ground By Jackie Stewart, EnergyInDepth A new report released today from the US Chamber of Commerce entitled “What if America’s Energy Renaissance Never Actually Happened?” outlines the huge impact shale development has had on the United States, […]
Unions, landowners speak out against extreme Keep-It-In-The-Ground movement
All of construction jobs associated with $4 billion invested in natural gas fired power plants, have gone to local union workers By Jackie Stewart, EnergyInDepth Earlier this week, EID published the testimony of a landowner who attended a meeting with the US Forest Service regarding oil and gas leasing in Ohio’s Wayne National Forest, which […]
Overwhelming majority of Ohio ban-fracking ballot measures struck down
Ohioans rejected their attempts 83% of the time (and 100% of the time in areas where drilling is actually occurring) By Jackie Stewart, EnergyInDepth This year has marks another election season of failure for the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) and their local control initiatives. Recently, Ohio’s Secretary of State John Husted ruled that […]
Ohio’s Utica Q2 production still impressive
CNX, Eclipse Resources, and Rice were big winners in natural gas production this quarter By Jackie Stewart, EnergyInDepth The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) released the second quarter production results for Ohio’s Utica shale wells. Ohio’s production continues to be strong, as the second quarter outpaced the first, even if the growth quarter-to-quarter was […]
Study claiming air pollution from fracking quietly retracted due to bad data
Ohioans deserve explanation why study generating numerous alarmist headlines was retracted By Seth Whitehead, Energy In Depth The University of Cincinnati (UC) has yet to publish the results of a now year-old study that found no water contamination from hydraulic fracturing in a scientific journal, despite scrutiny, media attention, and numerous calls from groups and elected […]
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