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Experts: Gas-producing states need fuel stations
Liquid and compressed natural gas could save drivers and companies money, but experts say gas-producing states like West Virginia can't take advantage of them without pipelines and fueling stations. Kathryn Clay is executive director of the Drive Natural Gas Initiative, an industry group focused on building infrastructure. Clay said the ...
Official testifying on Ohio fracking oversight
Ohio's top oil and gas regulator is in Washington to endorse state rather than federal oversight of fracking and the disposal of wastewater from drilling. Rick Simmers, chief of the state's Division of Oil and Gas Resources, told The Associated Press he'll focus his testimony before the U.S. ...
Jefferson Co. official: Major company possibly moving to industrial park
The Jefferson County Port Authority had its board of directors meeting Tuesday morning, and everyone is anxiously waiting for a final word on the possible sale of an industrial park property that could bring dozens of jobs to the area. The meeting had an overall positive feel in terms ...
GO Jefferson County To Host Speaker On Oil & Gas Pipeline Issues
The GO Jefferson County Committee will be hosting a public forum featuring speaker Dale Arnold, Director of Energy Services, with The Ohio Farm Bureau, on Tuesday, March 19th, 2013. The event will be from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the EGCC auditorium. Mr. Arnold works with ...
Ohio revokes energy company's operating permits
The state of Ohio has permanently revoked the operating permits of a company being investigated for the illegal dumping of up to 20,000 gallons of gas drilling wastewater down a storm drain. The Department of Natural Resources said on Thursday it took the action after workers at D&L Energy ...
Marshall Co. assessor: Dramatic increase in property values is good news for taxpayers
The Marshall County Assessor's Office is citing the oil and gas industry for a dramatic increase in property values. County Assessor Chris Kessler said the assessed value of real and personal property in the county has increased by $577.2 million and credited most of that to the oil and gas ...
Pipeline safety hearing held in W.Va.
A West Virginia woman who lost her home to December's explosion in Sissonville is weighing in on pipeline safety. Sue Bonham is among several witnesses slated for a Monday field hearing led by Senate Commerce Chairman Jay Rockefeller. The West Virginia Democrat organized the Charleston hearing after the ...
Pro-industry study: Gas may create 58K W.Va. jobs
A new report by a group affiliated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says shale-gas development could support more than 29,000 jobs in West Virginia by 2020, doubling to 58,000 by the year 2035. The report released Wednesday by the Chamber's Institute for 21st Century Energy says the natural ...
Local Leaders Pledge Support For Marcellus Shale Industry
Local Leaders Pledge Support For Marcellus Shale Industry
Wheeling Officials Discuss Effects Of Marcellus Shale Drilling
Wheeling Officials Discuss Effects Of Marcellus Shale Drilling
Gov. Tomblin Hopes To Help Lawmakers Agree On Laws To Regulate Marcellus Shale Drilling
Gov. Tomblin Hopes To Help Lawmakers Agree On Laws To Regulate Marcellus Shale Drilling
Wheeling-Ohio Co. Health Dept. to monitor air quality around gas-drilling pads
The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department will have air-monitoring equipment installed in the Northern Panhandle around Marcellus Shale gas-drilling pads. Officials said the purpose of the equipment is to see if the Marcellus gas industry has any effect on the air quality in the Ohio Valley. Officials with West Virginia ...
Project Best highlights construction businesses, projects that boost local economy
More than 400 guests were in Wheeling on Wednesday morning to show support for Project Best, a labor organization founded in the city. Among the featured speakers at the breakfast gathering were W.Va. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Sen. Joe Manchin. Project Best, now in its 26th year, acknowledged some ...
W.Va. DEP orders Chesapeake to continue repairing slip at well site
Chesapeake Energy Corp. has an order from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection that allows the company to continue remediation work for a slip at a well site. The work will take place at the Ray Baker site in southern Marshall County, near Glen Easton, where two slips have ...
Chesapeake Appalachia sentenced for clean water act violations
Chesapeake Appalachia was sentenced Monday in federal court for three violations of the Clean Water Act related to natural gas drilling activity in Wetzel County, according to a news release from United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld II. U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. ordered that Chesapeake pay a fine ...
Ergon Inc. to expand refinery in Hancock Co.
As drilling continues throughout the Marcellus and Utica shale regions, Ergon Inc. will expand its refinery in Newell to handle the growth of regional crude oil production. The company will invest more than $78 million to increase capacity at the plant. Most of the projects will wrap up in 2013, ...
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