Retired Sunbury coal-fired power plant to be replaced in project
The 400 MW, 65-year-old plant was shuttered in 2014 in response to low natural gas prices and the onset of strict environmental regulations promulgated by the Obama Administration.
Marcellus and Utica shale update: Carroll County continues to lead in Utica shale drilling...
Carroll County continues to be the drilling hub in the Utica shale in Ohio. During April, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued 24 permits for wells in Carroll County. All of the permits issued were to Chesapeake Exploration.
Webinar explores development and regulation of Marcellus Shale drilling
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A web-based seminar presented by Penn State Extension July 21 will explore pipeline development and regulation in regions of the state being intensely affected by drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation.
Gas dispute pits Butler County residents against each other
Since early 2014, Middlesex Township officials and residents have tangled over the prospect of increased gas development in the area, which is about 35 miles north of Pittsburgh. In May, the conflict hit the courts.
2012 Utica shale production results: Infrastructure in progress; ‘best is yet come’
SALEM, Ohio — As the Ohio Department of Natural Resources released its annual report of well production results May 16, many are getting the...
Ohio State to host Ag Law Symposium
COLUMBUS -- From shale gas legal issues to enforcing the state's new Livestock Care Standards to federal and state agricultural legislation, the Nov. 18 Ohio Agricultural Law Symposium is packed with hot topics in the legal community.
Oil and gas development homogenizing core-forest bird communities
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Conventional oil and gas development in northern Pennsylvania altered bird communities, and the current massive build-out of shale-gas infrastructure may...
EPA announces schedule to develop natural gas wastewater standards
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a schedule to develop standards for wastewater discharges produced by natural gas extraction from underground...
Shale gas: A global phenomenon
WASHINGTON -- Initial assessments of 48 shale gas basins in 32 countries suggest that shale gas resources, which have recently provided a major boost...
Ohio’s natural gas production up 42%
Second quarter natural gas production from Ohio's Utica and Marcellus shale wells showed a 42.25 percent increase over the second quarter of 2017.
