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Scientists: Water in Upper Ohio Basin Remains Safe
Tuesday, August 12, 2014PITTSBURGH -- Drinking water in the Upper Ohio River basin is safe to drink, but it remains vital that the monitoring of runoff into the region’s rivers and creeks be continued.
That’s the conclusion of water quality experts from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia who spoke Monday at the Convergence at the Confluence, a daylong conference hosted by the Three Rivers QUEST water-quality monitoring program. The event, funded by Colcom Foundation of Pittsburgh, was held at Duquesne University.
Regency, American Energy Join on $500M Pipeline
Friday, August 08, 2014DALLAS -- Regency Energy Partners announced Thursday that it has secured a joint venture agreement with American Energy–Midstream LLC for the construction and operation of Regency's $500 million Utica Ohio River project.
Regency and American Energy Utica LLC, a subsidiary of former Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon's American Energy Partners, will also enter into a gathering agreement for gas AEU produces in the Utica shale.
Even More Hilcorp Wells Set for Lawrence County, Pa.
Thursday, August 07, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Hilcorp Energy Co., Houston, continues to place emphasis on developing the northern tier of the Utica shale in Pennsylvania, as evidenced by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issuing two new horizontal well permits to the company last week.
The DEP awarded Hilcorp permits to drill new wells in Pulaski Township at the Artman North pad. The company has several other producing wells and well pads under development in this section of the county as well as across the Ohio line in Poland Township.
Chesapeake Production Up, 3rd Phase at Kensington
Wednesday, August 06, 2014OKLAHOMA CITY -- Chesapeake Energy Corp., the most prolific driller in eastern Ohio's Utica shale, today reported that oil and gas production from its wells in the play increased 373% during the second quarter versus the same period last year.
Increased production has also led to more capacity at UEO Buckeye's Kensington cryogenic plant in Columbiana County. Chesapeake, a major customer of the Kensington plant, reports that the third phase of the processing facility was finished in June.
Fracking Opponents Think 4th Time’s the Charm
Wednesday, August 06, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In light of recent accidents related to shale exploration in Ohio, activists opposed to hydraulic fracturing and state control over the oil and gas industry say passage of a community bill of rights stands a good chance of passing this time around -- the fourth.
"This is more than a bill against fracking," says Susie Beiersdorfer, a geologist and member of the Community Bill of Rights Committee. "It's about our local control and our right to decide what industry comes into our community."