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OH: Preemption of Local Drilling Ordinances Upheld

Yesterday, in State of Ohio ex rel. Morrison v. Beck Energy Corp., 2013-Ohio-356, the Ninth District Court of Appeals held that...


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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced that it has finalized certain revisions to a general air...


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OH: Severance Tax Proposal
By Greg Russell On February 5, 2013

OH: Severance Tax Proposal

Governor Kasich has released his proposal for increasing Ohio's severance tax.  From the Administration's summary:


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Ohio Oil and Gas Commission Lacks Jurisdiction Over Permit-Issuance Appeals

The Ohio Supreme Court has concluded that the Oil and Gas Commission has no authority to hear appeals of drilling permits issued...


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Columbus Business First has an interesting article on the sales tax increases seen in eastern Ohio: "Cash registers are ringing...


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The Houston Chronicle is reporting that landowner royalties in Pennsylvania alone could exceed $1 billion in 2012: "In...


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According to a recent article in the WSJ, power company executives are reluctant to fully embrace natural gas as an energy...


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Our inaugural issue of the Ohio Oil and Gas newsletter offers, among other things, a brief review of oil and gas development over...


Tags: Marcellus, Energy, Utica

By Greg Russell On January 26, 2013

Investments in Ohio

The Newark Advocate has an interesting report on the investments the E&P industry has made - and plans on making - in the Utica:...


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The WSJ has an interesting article in the possible use of natural gas to power their hydraulic fracturing operations: "A number...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy

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