Drilling Down
Small Group Protests at Young Expo, Well Site
Friday, September 07, 2012GIRARD, Ohio – A few miles away from where the oil and gas industry gathered for a regional conference, a small group of activists opposed to the hydraulic fracturing used to extract the minerals from the ground staged a protest at the site of a well that had been intended to be used for disposal of the chemicals used in the process.
100 Vendors Seek Shale Business at Today's Expo
Thursday, September 06, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Vendors from across the country were busy Wednesday afternoon hoisting banners, setting up exhibits and displaying samples of their products in preparation for what they think is the one chance to get their names before the biggest names in the energy industry today.
"Ohio is where it's happening," said Bob Lalwani, president of Duramold Inc., based in South Bend, Ind., as he and an assistant were putting the final touches on their booth in the Covelli Centre.
Texas Companies to Invest $1.2B for Ohio Utica Pipeline
Wednesday, September 05, 2012HOUSTON – Spectra Energy Corp., DTE Energy and Enbridge Inc. announced Tuesday a memorandum of understanding to construct a pipeline intended to ship Utica shale gas from northeastern Ohio to markets in the Midwest and Ontario, Canada.
The new venture, called the Nexus Gas Transmission system, would originate in northeastern Ohio and consist of 250 miles of large-diameter pipe, Spectra said in a press release.
Fracking Activists Challenge Mill Creek Park Board
Wednesday, September 05, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – About 15 activists and residents concerned over the prospect of hydraulic fracturing in Mill Creek Park showed up at Birch Hill Cabin Tuesday evening at what they thought was an open meeting of the park board.
Instead, they were turned away after being informed that the meeting called was for an executive session to discuss personnel matters, not a regular public meeting.
BP Landmen Set Up Shop in Columbiana County
Tuesday, September 04, 2012LISBON, Ohio -- A land company based in Fort Worth, Texas, is canvassing eastern Ohio to take up where the Associated Landowners of the Ohio Valley, or ALOV, left off.
"We've come in to help supplement their acreage," says Kenny Gunter, president of Gunter Land Services LLC. "BP wants to add to it and we're the only one handling new acquisitions."