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The StatesFirst initiative—a partnership that includes Ohio and twelve other states—recently issued a primer addressing...


Tags: Ohio, Oil and Gas, Energy

On October 1, 2015, U.S EPA issued a final rule lowering the national ozone emissions standard from 75 parts per billion (ppb) to...


Tags: Clean Air Act, Energy, Environment, Ozone

Ohio Oil and Gas Commission Issues First Order Addressing Compulsory Unitization

On Thursday of last week, the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission issued its first order addressing unitization under R.C. 1509.28.  See ...


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EIA's September Drilling Productivity Report

EIA’s September Drilling Productivity Report shows a modest decline in Utica shale production through October 2015. The Report...


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The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the Cleveland-area Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) storm water management...


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The Akron Beacon Journal has summarized some of the data from a report by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of...


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On August 27, 2015, the U.S. District Court for District of North Dakota granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting the...


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In Armstrong v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. (Aug. 14, 2015), Ohio’s Fifth District Court of Appeals dismissed a suit by...


Tags: Ohio, "Oil and Gas" Utica, Energy

In companion decisions released on August 20, 2015, the Supreme Court of Kentucky confirmed that Kentucky follows the “at the...


Tags: Post-Production Costs, Oil and Gas, Energy

Lightning Oil Co. v. Anadarko

In a decision closely watched by the industry, a Texas appellate court recently held that when minerals are severed from the...


Tags: Energy

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