Dealerships, city officials discuss sign ordinance
WARREN - Mayor Doug Franklin told nearly a dozen business leaders the city will maintain a moratorium on the sign ordinance passed by City Council earlier this year in order to address concerns that it...
View ArticleReport: Drilling results poor in northern county
LORDSTOWN - A top official at the Houston-based energy company operating in the Mahoning Valley was frank when questioned Tuesday about the company's plans for natural gas and oil drilling in the Utica...
View ArticleProposal would allow shale gas waste on barges
PITTSBURGH - The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking public comments on a proposal that would allow barges to transport shale gas wastewater. Some states, such as Texas, have large numbers of underground wells...
View ArticleBillions needed to meet natural gas demand
PITTSBURGH - The $10 billion worth of natural gas processing infrastructure already built in the Marcellus and Utica shale region is only a fraction of what Blue Racer Midstream CEO Jack Lafield...
View Article11:10 p.m. Sunday: Ohio's senators want to discuss plant's future
PIKETON - Ohio's senators want to meet with the U.S. energy secretary to promote a uranium enrichment project in southern Ohio. Sen.
View ArticleChesapeake's output on the rise
Average daily natural gas output from Chesapeake Energy's Utica Shale operations jumped to 189 million cubic feet during 2013, reflecting a 309 percent increase from from 201.
View ArticleNatural gas filling station work to begin
WEATHERSFIELD - The operators of the Mahoning Valley's first compressed natural gas filling station will break ground Wednesday on the project at the Salt Springs Road interchange off Interstate 80.
View ArticlePa. to get $224M in drilling fees
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's new "impact fee" on the booming natural gas drilling industry is expected to generate $224.5 million from wells in 2013, up 10 percent over last year, Gov. Tom...
View ArticleColumbiana County keeps eye on shale play
COLUMBIANA - Columbiana County Commissioner Tim Weigle is keeping his eyes on the state's severance tax legislation and a bird's eye view on the Utica Shale development under way in the county.
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