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Trumbull Engineer Explains Shale Road Use Agreement
Thursday, March 29, 2012WARREN, Ohio -- Trumbull County Engineer Randy Smith met with township trustees yesterday to explain a roadway use and maintenance agreement intended to protect roads and bridges from truck traffic generated by the new oil and gas industry.
The agreement, approved by county commissioners yesterday before Smith’s presentation, is modeled on a similar agreement the Ohio Department of Resources drafted. The Trumbull County engineer’s staff modified the state model to meet county needs.
Shale Industry Not Making Its PR Case, Exec Warns
Wednesday, March 28, 2012PITTSBURGH -- The oil and gas industry's response to opponents of hydraulic fracturing was slow in coming, allowing for resistance to build not only in the United States, but in other countries as well, says an energy executive.
"The industry, I'll admit it, has done a bad job of PR and marketing," said Chris Faulkner, CEO of Breitling Oil and Gas, Irving, Texas, during the International Quality and Productivity Center's Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling and Completions Summit Tuesday. "We underestimated the power of public opinion, and that's causing concern in the long-term."
More Horizontal Well Permits for Region
Wednesday, March 28, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Seventeen new horizontal well permits were issued by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources the week of March 18 to drill natural gas wells in the Utica/Point Pleasant shale plays throughout the state including four wells in Columbiana County and two in Carroll County.
ODNR issued the four permits in Columbiana to Chesapeake Exploration LLC, a subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy, to drill two wells in Hanover Township on the Hanover Farms property, one well on the Morris property in Elkrun Township, and another in Madison Township on the Kernich property.
Poland 'SASS' Group to Hold Fracking Forum
Wednesday, March 28, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A group of citizens in Poland Village concerned about the use of hydraulic fracturing are stepping up efforts to inform the community about its possible ramifications.
Sisters Against Subterranean Sludge, or SASS, a group founded by neighbors who live near Poland Forest, is hosting a forum March 29 a 6 p.m. at the Parish Center of Holy Family Church.