Shawn Bennett of Energy In Depth:

"In a recent article from Mother Jones about wastewater disposal in Ohio, the writer (Thomas Stackpole) unfortunately focused more on hysteria than the facts.  As just one example, the author asserted that Ohio has looser regulations than our neighbors, a statement that is simply is not true.  In fact, Ohio has some of the most…

UPDATE (5:05 pm ET, 7/23/2013): Ohio State University is again announcing big news concerning research on Ohio’s shale development.  Just four months after announcing a research partnership with West Virginia University, Ohio’s largest public university has announced an interest in studying a working shale well on university land.

OSU owns mineral rights to 780 acres around their…

Energy In Depth's Shawn "Two major pipeline announcements were made last week that will help relieve the proposed bottleneck of natural gas liquids (NGLs) being produced in Ohio, West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania.…

"Once again, Carroll County takes the lead in natural gas development in Ohio. Last week, Carroll County Energy LLC announced plans to build an $800 million natural gas-fueled power plant over the next two to three years. As the most permitted county in the state, it makes sense that a company would choose this area for critical infrastructure like this…

Energy In Depth's Shawn Bennett: 

"Three wells from Rex Energy’s Warrior Prospect South in Noble County now have the infrastructure in place to allow the wells to officially come online, and for the gas to be sold to market.  When Rex Energy performed its initial tests in March, the company announced that it had to await…

"Chesapeake Energy kicked off this summer’s Operation Blue with three great community service events throughout their operating area.  Operation Blue is an annual campaign in which Chesapeake employees volunteer for four hours of company time. The project started back…

Energy In Depth's Shawn:

"A recent Quinnipiac University poll shows that support for oil and gas exploration continues to rise among Ohio voters.  Ohio voters now support oil and gas development by an overwhelming 67 percent, up four points from the …