Energy In Depth's Shawn blogs on the opening of Zane State's oil and gas land lab:

"On Friday, Zane State College hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of its oil and gas land laboratory at the Willett-Pratt Training Center in Cambridge, Ohio.  The lab, which was constructed by…

Energy in Depth's Shawn covers the tedious process of permitting in Ohio:

"A recent article in the Columbus Dispatch, entitled “Drillers: Ohio easy place to do business in,” left readers with the impression that Ohio has a rubber stamp system for permitting oil and gas development, and by extension a lack of proper scrutiny on safety and environmental protection.…

Local activists have created a new group called Energy In Denial, playing on the Energy In Depth name in a naive attempt to take their grassroots efforts to a national level. Ironically, “Energy In Denial” couldn’t be a more fitting name for its founders, although we suggest it be shortened to simply read “Denial.”

When an organization spoofs your name, you’re going to look into it. Even if that group has differing opinions from you, the fact creators feel the need to piggyback off of…

"As many have heard, an important project is underway in Springfield Township in southern Mahoning County:  $300 million is being spent on the Hickory Bend gas gathering and processing project, which is being developed by NiSource Midstream Services LLC and Hilcorp Energy’s joint venture, Pennant Midstream LLC.  NiSource is mainly responsible for infrastructure development and Hilcorp will work on…

"UPDATE (05/01/13 10:00 am ET):  Chesapeake hosted its first quarter earnings call this morning, during which the company spoke highly of its development in the Utica.  As many know, Chesapeake is the largest operator in the Utica Shale and continues to invest heavily in Ohio.  

Chesapeake is operating 14 rigs in Ohio and has developed 249 wells to date.  They have 66 wells producing,…

Building on strong numbers from the first quarter of 2013, Utica Shale development in the second quarter of 2013 has been taking off in Ohio. Of course, we see headlines each week in newspapers all over the Buckeye state indicating new jobs, investments,…

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has  released the results of its investigation of alleged methane migration in Franklin Township, Susquehanna County. DEP’s findings confirm what initial isotopic testing conducted by WPX…

The summer of 2013 is starting off strong in eastern Ohio. U.S. Senator Rob Portman’s office hosted an energy jobs fair this week in Youngstown, in partnership with the Ohio Oil & Gas Association and the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce. More than two dozen companies and roughly 15 training centers and universities sent representatives to…

Energy In Depth's Shawn reports on Dr. Paul Chastko's presentation to Ohio University Zanesville on the long history of shale development:

"Ohio University-Zanesville hosted Dr. Paul Chastko, faculty member at the University of Calgary and Ohio University Alumni, yesterday for a lecture on natural gas development as part of their Kennedy…

Activist, Wendy Lynne Lee took a trip to Southwest Pennsylvania where she gave a lecture at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Much like the other Lee presentations I have attended, this one was also filled with misinformation about the natural gas industry. 

Last week I had the opportunity to attend a lecture by Wendy Lynne Lee at the University of Pittsburgh’s Greensburg campus. Following the lecture was a panel discussion in which Lee participated.  The lecture and panel…

Energy In Depth's Mike reports Quinnipiac's new poll regarding shale development in Ohio:

"A new Quinnipiac University poll shows that by a substantial margin Ohio voters believe the economic benefits of oil and natural gas development outweigh any perceived environmental concerns associated with the activity.   Specifically, the poll found a substantial 63 – 30 percent…

Oildex Recognized for Spendworks Project Implementation

Energy industry ePayables leader is recognized for best overall project integration

Denver, CO and Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 25, 2013

Transzap, Inc., the parent company of Oildex and the innovator of cloud-based smart information management solutions for the energy industry,…

          First and foremost, anytime a gas or pipeline company wants you to sign any contract you must thoroughly understand the document and any and all consequences that may result upon execution of the document.  Unfortunately, I have seen landowners lose hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars where they blindly executed serious legal documents without fully understanding their leverage and options.  It is important not to repeat these costly mistakes and make certain…

By Chuck Slothower The Daily Times

Updated: 04/23/2013 03:38:16 PM MDT

http://www.daily-times.com/ci_23089389/encana-touts-positive-results-from-san-juan-basin

An Encana Corp. well near Huerfano (Daily Times file photo)

FARMINGTON: Encana Corp. on Tuesday announced positive results from its San Juan Basin oil exploration, saying the effort had…

Increasingly, opponents of shale gas are using social media under anonymous names.  Janice Gibbs, a victim of this anonymous name-calling, calls out the perpetrators and urges them to exercise the courage of their convictions.  

Shale gas development has transformed our lives as Americans; from the national economic revival to the impact fees for local communities.  It has truly been a win-win situation all around, especially where I live in Washington County. However, not everything…

UPDATE II ( 1:13 p.m. ET; Apr. 22, 2013) – Ohio is getting closer to having a vast network of midstream operations in place.  The Utica East Ohio cryogenic plant in Columbiana County is being built at a rapid pace.  Until plants like these come online, production at many natural gas wells across the state is being held back.

George Fransisco, executive vice president of…

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Energy In Depth's Mike Chadsey reports on a recent Road Usage Maintenance Agreement (RUMA) from PDC Energy:

"UPDATE III (4/19/13, 2:55 pm ET)

For over a year, Energy in Depth has updated our readers about RUMAs, which are agreements between a producer and a county that cover road repairs, upgrades and bonding. The idea behind the RUMA is simple: Leave it better than you found it. Perhaps even more important is that the agreement stipulates designated travel…

The Ithaca Commons, one of those struggling pedestrian mall projects from a couple of generations back, is undergoing an upgrade and part of the project is an expansion of natural gas service, right there in Planet Ithaca. Our readers will recall a series of posts we did called “There Ought To Be A Law.” We did a playful return to the era of that famous cartoon strip by the same name and noted how many natural gas opponents lived or worked in places that relied upon natural gas for heat. We…