Marcellus and Utica shale: Belmont, Monroe counties lead Ohio permitting
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources granted 79 permits during the month of November.
How does the PUCO monitor pipeline safety?
In Ohio, more than 3 million people use natural gas, and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) oversees more than 56,000 miles of distribution lines, which provide natural gas to individual users, as well as more than 10,000 miles of transmission lines.
Boards unite to view Utica Shale Academy program
Board members from the Jefferson County Educational Service Center, Southern Local Schools and the Utica Shale Academy got a first-hand look at the new conversion school which is preparing students for a future in the oil and gas industry.
Trumbull County lawsuit: A notary has to be present when signing a gas lease
In the consolidated case, the landowners asked the court to rule that the leases were invalid because each of them was signed without a notary present.
Atlantic Coast Pipeline: Dominion asks FERC to begin review
$4.5 billion-$5 billion pipeline would bring 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day to North Carolina and Virginia.
Marcellus and Utica shale permit update: Harrison County leads in October
So far, 1,581 horizontal drilling permits for Utica shale wells have been issued by the ODNR and 1,148 have been drilled.
New Pennsylvania rules make water quality priority
More than 24,000 comments have been received by the Pennsylvania DEP in regards to new oil and gas drilling regulations.
New tracers can identify frack fluids in the environment
Using new tracers, scientists can determine where frack fluid contamination has — or hasn’t — been released.
Law serves notice on natural gas developers
A new law in Pennsylvania gives the property owner more control over future use of the land when a gas lease expires.
Negotiating the pipeline easement your farm can live with forever
Consider what your land provides for you and be patient with negotiations. Two major lessons one farming family has learned when dealing with pipeline negotiations.
