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First well to be drilled (video)
January 1, 2013 BURGHILL — Workers could be seen from nearby Hayes-Orangeville Road zipping around the base of the newly erected drilling rig towering high above the site. more »»
City OKs amended V&M Star agreement
December 28, 2012 YOUNGSTOWN — The Board of Control on Thursday approved an amended lease agreement for V&M Star’s new plant. more »»
Deal to build ethane plant not complete
December 28, 2012 MONACA, Pa. more »»
Area students form shale group
December 26, 2012 SALEM — Two Ohio State University students from the Mahoning Valley watched the once-dim economic landscape of their hometown brighten and founded an organization aimed at making the most of the... more »»
BP puts money into work force
December 9, 2012 One of the most interesting quotes I have heard recently came from Curtis Thomas, director of government and public affairs for BP America. more »»
Sun. 3:52pm: Fracking surveys find support in unexpected places
December 9, 2012 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Many people in New York and Pennsylvania have voiced concerns about the safety of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or fracking. more »»
Fri. 12:58pm: Natural gas driller files for Chapter 11
December 7, 2012 ALBANY, N.Y. more »»
Railroad signs agreement for role in Utica Shale
December 4, 2012 The Columbus & Ohio River Rail Road Co. will provide long-term service to a $900 million natural gas liquids (NGLs) fractionation hub being constructed in eastern Ohio’s Harrison County. more »»
Utica Shale drilling in Ohio off to slow start
December 4, 2012 Staff, wire COLUMBUS — Utica Shale drilling in Ohio hasn’t met the initial expectations of state officials this year, due largely to lower natural gas prices and a backlog in the work needed to... more »»
Seriousness of shale developments
December 2, 2012 In the shale world, you know things are getting serious just by watching the developments. The latest serious development, I think, is the seismic testing. more »»
Valley firm to partner in oil, gas equipment
November 15, 2012 YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown manufacturer Brilex Industries will partner with a Houston-based manufacturer to make oil and gas production equipment for facilities operating in the Marcellus and Utica... more »»
‘Geovolt’ can harvest free power
November 15, 2012 AUSTINTOWN — A northeast Ohio man who invented a machine that produces free electricity by working off the natural gas drilling industry is bringing his invention to Warren today to show off how he... more »»
Drilling supplier opens new facility in Wellsville
November 14, 2012 WELLSVILLE — Another piece of the river valley’s energy production future fell into place this week when Anchor Drilling Fluids USA In. more »»
Ohio once again issuing permits for injection wells
November 14, 2012 COLUMBUS — Ohio began issuing its first new permits Tuesday for deep injection of chemically-laced wastewater from oil and gas drilling since a New Year’s Eve quake in Youngstown prompted an... more »» 
Mineral rights negotiations not finished yet
November 13, 2012 YOUNGSTOWN — Local attorney Alan Wenger believes frequent knocks on the door from representatives of oil and gas drilling companies aren’t over yet. more »»
Researchers: Water quality problem on river vanishing
November 9, 2012 PITTSBURGH — Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University say a water quality problem in the Monongahela River that may have been linked to Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling is going away. more »»
Thu. 3:51pm: Marcellus Shale business merger activity slows
October 25, 2012 PITTSBURGH (AP) — The wheeling and dealing over the natural gas-rich Marcellus Shale has hit the pause button. more »» 
Mill Creek debates drilling (video)
October 17, 2012 YOUNGSTOWN — A large crowd turned out for an often-contentious hydraulic fracturing seminar Tuesday night at Fellows Riverside Garden. more »»
Drillers aren’t flocking to Youngstown
October 17, 2012 YOUNGSTOWN — Opponents and supporters of leasing city-owned property for natural gas and oil drilling had another chance Tuesday evening to speak out at a public hearing on the controversial topic. more »»
Gas company sells shale play mineral rights
October 16, 2012 A company that owns the permit to drill a horizontal natural gas well in Hartford Township has sold most of its nearby Utica Shale Play mineral leases for $43 million. more »» |
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