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Canton officials roll out red carpet for shale industry players
Cleveland can have its Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
May 22, 2012, 4:30 am
» As electric deregulation takes effect, FirstEnergy, AEP drop gloves
» Stakeholders fearing natural gas price's floor
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Academic builds hub for shale suppliers
Northeast Ohio manufacturers and other companies statewide keep hearing that the shale gas boom is going to increase their sales — if they can just get into the energy industry's supply chain. Scott Miller wants to hook them up.
May 22, 2012, 4:30 am
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As electric deregulation takes effect, FirstEnergy, AEP drop gloves
American Electric Power Co. of Columbus and Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. are engaged in a very adult fight over millions -- perhaps billions -- of dollars.
May 15, 2012, 4:30 am
» Canton officials roll out red carpet for shale industry players
» Canton officials roll out red carpet for shale industry players
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INSIGHT
Stakeholders fearing natural gas price's floor
Billions of dollars have been spent by drillers to secure mineral rights in Ohio's Utica shale region.
May 8, 2012, 4:30 am
» Canton officials roll out red carpet for shale industry players
» Canton officials roll out red carpet for shale industry players
» Report: Fuel cells could create more than 1,650 Ohio jobs by 2019
» Suitors dig real estate in booming shale area
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Suitors dig real estate in booming shale area
Deals hold promise for revitalizing the industrial and office markets in the emerging oil and gas fields south of Portage and Summit counties.
May 1, 2012, 4:30 am
» Stakeholders fearing natural gas price's floor
» Stakeholders fearing natural gas price's floor
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At Giant Eagle, a new kind of power
The area's largest grocery chain is launching in Northeast Ohio its first store powered in part by solar energy.
May 1, 2012, 4:30 am
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Permits for drilling down going up
Permitting activity indicates a busy year ahead as drillers begin ramping up their request to sink horizontal fracking wells in the state's Utica shale region, while moving in new drilling rigs to act on approved permits.
April 16, 2012, 4:30 am
» Utica drillers get gas aplenty, but its value unclear
» Even with higher taxes, drillers still will drill
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Natural gas price drop sparks BHP
Hudson-based BHP Energy designs and installs systems that use jet engines powered by natural gas to make electricity, while at the same time providing additional heating or cooling for a factory, office, data center or other building.
April 16, 2012, 4:30 am
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Parker Hannifin Corp. acquires Snap-tite Inc.
Snap-tite makes high-pressure fluid power components for the oil and gas, industrial and research markets.
April 3, 2012, 9:19 am
» Parker Hannifin Corp. reports higher third-quarter earnings, raises full-year guidance
» Parker Hannifin to buy Olaer Group of the U.K.
» Parker Aerospace wins work from defense contractor Sierra Nevada Corp.
» Parker Hannifin completes tender offer to buy remaining shares in Japanese subsidiary
» Parker Hannifin in line for $2.3 million grant from Third Frontier
» Parker Hannifin acquires railroad filtration business in Canada
» Parker Hannifin posts higher second-quarter earnings, but lowers full-year guidance
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Energy Focus Inc. receives $1.8 million order
The order from what it described as 'a leading Energy Service Company' is for LED lamps.
April 3, 2012, 8:54 am
» Energy Focus Inc. working with Taiwan company to develop Asian market
» Energy Focus Inc. receives $4.9 million equity investment
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Williams Partners agrees to acquire Caiman Energy unit for $2.5 billion
The deal will give Williams Partners a significant footprint in the Marcellus Shale region.
March 20, 2012, 9:01 am
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NorTech to play bigger shale role
In NorTech's eyes, shale gas counts as advanced energy. The economic development group aims to help Northeast Ohio capitalize on the anticipated shale gas boom, a move that represents a change of pace for NorTech.
March 19, 2012, 4:30 am
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GE Lighting engineer takes patented approach to innovation
In high school, Louis Nerone read a manual detailing how to build devices using transistors made by the General Electric Co. It's no wonder that he's now the most prolific inventor at GE Lighting.
March 19, 2012, 4:30 am
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LineStream Technologies' $5M investment timed perfectly
The young Cleveland company writes software that can be added to the controls of existing electric motor-powered equipment and can reduce power consumption, often dramatically.
March 19, 2012, 4:30 am
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Energy Focus Inc. working with Taiwan company to develop Asian market
A partnership with Communal International Inc. is designed to create a low-cost supply chain for the Solon manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting products.
March 13, 2012, 9:37 am
» Energy Focus Inc. reports smaller first-quarter loss
» Energy Focus Inc. receives $1.8 million order
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FirstEnergy Corp. re-evaluating plan to shut its Eastlake power plant
It may replace coal-fired turbines at the plant with turbines that could be fired by natural gas or oil.
March 13, 2012, 4:30 am
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Region gains from interest in ‘wet’ gases
Northeast Ohio’s economy is poised to get a shot in the arm from low natural gas prices, and it will happen faster than most observers thought just a few weeks ago, when optimism already was high.
March 12, 2012, 4:30 am
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Energy Focus Inc. receives $4.9 million equity investment
The money will help the Solon-based provider of energy-efficient lighting products retire debt and will provide working capital.
March 5, 2012, 10:43 am
» Energy Focus Inc. receives $1.8 million order
» Energy Focus Inc. secures $2.5 million in lighting retrofit contracts
» Energy Focus Inc. secures $4.5 million line of credit
» Energy Focus Inc. posts third-quarter loss
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Landowners dig in, sue over shale leases
Chesapeake Energy Corp. has nabbed a tidy sum from selling just a portion of the oil and gas leases it owns in Ohio's shale fields. But the leases also are causing legal pain for Chesapeake, which is the object of a lawsuit by angry landowners.
March 5, 2012, 4:30 am
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ENERGY BLOG -- SCOTT SUTTELL
Coal emerges once again as a diamond in the rough
With natural gas prices rising, utilities are switching back to coal.
May 22, 2012, 11:16 am
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ENERGY BLOG -- SCOTT SUTTELL
Ohio is an energy lottery winner
The oil in the state's shale fields makes it an attractive place for fracking.
May 15, 2012, 11:00 am
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ENERGY BLOG -- SCOTT SUTTELL
Coal interests aren't fond of President Obama
They're donating most of their campaign money to Republicans.
May 8, 2012, 11:06 am
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ENERGY BLOG -- SCOTT SUTTELL
Could steel production boom turn into a bust?
Concerns are raised about possible excess capacity to make steel pipes and tubes used in oil and gas production.
May 1, 2012, 10:02 am
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ENERGY BLOG -- SCOTT SUTTELL
Might more truckers fuel up using natural gas?
It's too soon to say, but its cheap price could aid a switch from diesel.
April 24, 2012, 9:12 am
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ENERGY BLOG -- SCOTT SUTTELL
Chesapeake Energy plans to spin off oilfield services unit via an IPO
The Oklahoma-based company that's big in Ohio's shale fields hopes to raise a ton of money.
April 17, 2012, 10:51 am
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RECHARGED
The energy week in review: March 27-April 2
This new feature helps you catch up on news since the last Crain's Ohio Energy Report.
April 3, 2012, 9:56 am
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ENERGY BLOG -- SCOTT SUTTELL
Gov. John Kasich travels 'lonely road' with his energy policy
The Ohio House has tabled his proposal, and conservative political groups don't back it.
April 3, 2012, 10:42 am
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ENERGY BLOG -- SCOTT SUTTELL
Economic pluses and minuses of the natural gas boom
Oilman T. Boone Pickens and former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell offer their thoughts on the energy road ahead. Also, the investment plays of Chesapeake's CEO, talk of U.S.
March 27, 2012, 4:30 am
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RECHARGED
The energy week in review, March 20-26
This new feature helps you catch up on news since the last Crain's Ohio Energy Report.
March 27, 2012, 4:30 am
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ENERGY BLOG -- SCOTT SUTTELL
Public's enthusiasm for renewable energy is fading
More Americans move toward favoring investment in conventional energy sources.
March 20, 2012, 10:39 am
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ENERGY BLOG -- SCOTT SUTTELL
$500,000 fine isn't fine with relatives of Utah mine disaster victims
An affiliate of Murray Energy Corp. agrees to pay the maximum fine for safety violations.
March 13, 2012, 8:36 am
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ENERGY BLOG -- SCOTT SUTTELL
Gov. Kasich makes the scene at global energy conference
He'll speak midweek about energy developments in Ohio at the big gathering in Houston.
March 6, 2012, 10:06 am
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ENERGY BLOG -- SCOTT SUTTELL
Standard & Poor's takes dim view of PUCO about-face in AEP case
It cites uncertainty created by a reversal of the PUCO's previous decision.
February 28, 2012, 10:59 am
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Energy news from Ohio's daily newspapers
COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST
Waste Management Inc. to start Central Ohio conversion to CNG fleet
The company has begun building a fuel station at its Columbus-area operations for what is to be the hauler's first Ohio-based fleet of greener trucks running on compressed natural gas.
4:30 am May 22, 2012
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
With natural gas plentiful and cheap, carbon capture projects stumble
A federal proposal to ban the construction of coal-fired power plants that release all their carbon dioxide into the atmosphere would seem to smooth the way for carbon capture, a budding technology...
9:59 am May 22, 2012
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BLOOMBERG
Analysis: Chesapeake Energy Corp. struggles to rein in spending amid extensive board ties to CEO
The Oklahoma City-based energy giant's decision to cut directors' pay and other perks may save the company up to $1.
9:53 am May 22, 2012
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SLATE.COM
Hydrogen fuel-cell cars are getting another chance
The Obama administration in 2009 slashed Bush-era funding for the clean-energy vehicle.
9:13 am May 22, 2012
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THE (WARREN) TRIBUNE CHRONICLE
Port authority may play role in shale gas industry
The Western Reserve Port Authority, along with officials throughout the Mahoning Valley, must be ready to attract employers tied to the area's budding natural gas industry, two real estate experts...
8:39 am May 22, 2012
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THE (TOLEDO) BLADE
Ohio Department of Development examining solar panel maker's use of state funding
Auditors are visiting Willard & Kelsey Solar Group this week.
8:23 am May 22, 2012
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THE (YOUNGSTOWN) BUSINESS JOURNAL
Columbiana County Port Authority leases land to Chesapeake
The Columbiana County Port Authority authorized the lease of 43.9 acres of its property in Darlington Township in Beaver County, Pa., to Chesapeake Exploration LLC.
7:52 am May 22, 2012
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THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
No appeals for public in drilling bill
A bill that supporters say would strengthen oversight of Ohio's fracking and shale oil and gas production also proposes to remove the public's ability to challenge state-issued drilling permits.
4:30 am May 22, 2012
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Energy boom in United States upends expectations
The reversal of fortune in America's energy supplies in recent years holds the promise of abundant and cheaper fuel, and it could have profound effects on what people drive, domestic manufacturing...
10:13 am May 15, 2012
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THE ZANESVILLE TIMES RECORDER
Quasar Energy expands, adds compressed natural gas pump
Quasar Energy of Cleveland already is producing natural gas to power a generator at its Zanesville facility and selling electricity to American Electric Power.
10:21 am May 15, 2012
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REUTERS
Analysis: Sharks circle CEO Aubrey McClendon's Chesapeake Energy Corp.
Chesapeake's increasing shift from bank loans to costly funding is raising fresh questions about how long the spigot of cash will remain open and whether the company can sell enough assets quickly...
10:10 am May 15, 2012
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MIDWEST ENERGY NEWS
Waterless fracking technique makes its debut in Ohio
'Right now we're still in an exploratory phase,' said Brian Hickman, a spokeman for the Ohio Oil and Gas Association.
8:19 am May 15, 2012
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COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST
Drilling haul tops $22 billion in Ohio, industry exec says
Jack Gerard, the CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, told a City Club of Cleveland audience that production from shale states like Ohio could help North America become energy independent in 12...
8:17 am May 15, 2012
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THE (YOUNGSTOWN) VINDICATOR
Aqua Ohio leases land from Struthers for water station
The city of Struthers is leasing land to Aqua Ohio so Aqua can sell water to companies that haul it to fracking sites.
8:26 am May 15, 2012
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COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST
Utica shale frenzy about to hit home in Central Ohio
While still concentrated in eastern Ohio, drilling for oil and natural gas reserves in the promising Utica shale play has started in Muskingum and Knox counties on the edge of Central Ohio.
9:26 am May 8, 2012
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BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK
Fracking, a hit in Ohio and other parts of the U.S., is flopping overseas
Hydraulic fracturing likely will remain a primarily American practice, because gas extraction costs in other nations can be nine times as high as they are here.
9:01 am May 8, 2012
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THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Ethics commission says oil, gas panelist should sit out some cases
A consultant’s work to help negotiate Utica shale oil and gas mineral-rights leases creates a conflict of interest with his duties on a state panel that hears drilling complaints, the Ohio...
9:29 am May 8, 2012
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DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Crosstex Energy to expand in Utica shale with $210 million buy
Gas-focused pipeline company Crosstex will buy privately held pipeline services provider Clearfield Energy Inc. to expand its presence in Ohio's Utica shale region.
8:46 am May 8, 2012
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REUTERS
After CEO Aubrey McClendon's trades, Chesapeake board gave blessing
Giving the CEO explicit license to trade commodities for himself 'represented an extraordinary incentive that enhanced one of corporate America's most generous compensation plans and reinforced the...
8:32 am May 8, 2012
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THE (YOUNGSTOWN) BUSINESS JOURNAL
Weatherford International Ltd. eyes fall start, 150 jobs in Youngstown
The Switzerland-based oilfield services and technology company said it plans to put in Youngstown a 'multiphase operations facility offering a wide variety of products and services that span the...
8:27 am May 8, 2012
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THE BUSINESS COURIER OF CINCINNATI
Cincinnati to provide 100% 'green' electricity from FirstEnergy Corp.
Cincinnati officials say the city will be the largest in the country to provide a completely green electricity supply for its residents.
8:49 am May 1, 2012
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THE (WARREN) TRIBUNE CHRONICLE
Landowners in Columbiana County seek release from gas lease
Kenneth and Pamela Baer, the owners of nearly 98 acres, claim the two nearly identical oil and gas leases with Manufacturers Light and Heat Co. dated from June 1960 should be found forfeited.
4:30 am May 1, 2012
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THE (ASHTABULA) STAR BEACON
Ashtabula County residents wait to see what comes next with drilling
A recent Ohio Department of Natural Resources study indicates that much of Ashtabula County is rated excellent for the drilling process that blasts the shale with water, releasing natural gas and...
4:30 am May 1, 2012
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THE (WARREN) TRIBUNE CHRONICLE
Trumbull County records first Utica Shale well permit
According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, a horizontal hydraulic fracturing well was permitted on April 16 near the Wollam Farm in Vienna.
4:30 am May 1, 2012
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INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS
Ohio has become regional drain for fracking wastewater
In 2011, drillers pumped more than 500 million gallons of toxic fluid into Ohio's injection wells. More than half of the wastewater came from other states.
8:47 am May 1, 2012
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THE (YOUNGSTOWN) BUSINESS JOURNAL
Shale database will connect buyers with suppliers
The prototype for what soon will become a statewide shale energy supply chain database will now be launched at the end of May.
8:29 am May 1, 2012
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THE (YOUNGSTOWN) VINDICATOR
Houston oil and gas company setting up shop in Youngstown
Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems Inc. purchased two parcels from STAG III Youngstown LLC for $3.4 million.
7:33 am May 1, 2012
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THE (YOUNGSTOWN) BUSINESS JOURNAL
No letup in criticism of Chesapeake's McClendon
On the heels of a Reuters investigation that showed Chesapeake Energy Corp. CEO Aubrey McClendon had borrowed $1.
8:38 am April 24, 2012
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THE (TOLEDO) BLADE
Fourth utility offering competition to FirstEnergy in Toledo area
A subsidiary of American Electric Power is offering residential customers in northwest Ohio electric service at a two-year fixed-rate price lower than that of FirstEnergy Corp.
8:09 am April 24, 2012
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THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Despite quakes, businesses want to drill more wells
The earthquakes that shook Youngstown and drew national attention to fracking waste-disposal wells haven't stopped businesses from wanting to drill more of them in Ohio.
8:13 am April 24, 2012
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COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST
Chesapeake Energy Corp. shares slide 25% in April
Shares of Chesapeake Energy are down sharply this month as investor criticism of its chief executive's spending habits has heated up and natural gas prices have continued to fall.
8:05 am April 24, 2012
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THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL
Timken breaks ground on big expansion
The company will increase capacity to meet demand for its specialty alloy steel bars and grow in industrial and energy markets, including Ohio’s emerging oil and gas well industry.
8:23 am April 24, 2012
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THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL
Editorial: Clean energy at a crossroads
At the Statehouse, the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority recently weighed whether to declare three solar panel manufacturers in default of their state loans. It gave the companies more time.
8:19 am April 24, 2012
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THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Rules on drilling in parks have become more lenient
A year ago, state officials considered creating rules for oil and gas drilling rigs in state parks that were much more stringent than the rules they now have proposed.
8:06 am April 24, 2012
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THE (ELYRIA) CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM
Speakers in Lorain County warn of fracking dangers
Oil and gas wells could be coming to this area soon, and two speakers Monday night at the Lorain County Joint Vocational School warned of the possibility of damage to water wells and the environment...
8:38 am April 17, 2012
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FORTUNE
America's energy job machine is heating up
Deep-sea drilling and fracking are helping to unearth abundant supplies of oil and gas. The coming energy renaissance could be just the elixir the U.S. economy needs.
9:34 am April 17, 2012
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THE (YOUNGSTOWN) BUSINESS JOURNAL
Canadian energy services company buys Youngstown & Southern rail line
Privately held Tervita Corp. of Calgary will pay $2.9 million in cash to the Columbiana County Port Authority for the 36-mile line that runs from Youngstown to Darlington, Pa.
8:44 am April 17, 2012
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THE (TOLEDO) BLADE
Three Toledo-area solar firms fail to make loan payments
As Ohio tries to become a player in the development of advanced energy, state officials are trying to walk a tightrope between providing enough assistance and breathing room to let the industry grow...
9:07 am April 17, 2012
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THE (TOLEDO) BLADE
Solar panels help power GM plant in Toledo
The 80,000-square-foot array, which goes online this week, is the first part of a three-phase, 1.
8:42 am April 10, 2012
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THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Sierra Club sues state to see drilling plans for parks
The Ohio chapter of the environmental advocacy group is suing the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, demanding that the agency disclose plans outlining oil and gas drilling in state parks.
8:39 am April 10, 2012
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THE (YOUNGSTOWN) VINDICATOR
BP meets, greets Valley; targets ’13 drilling
The roulette wheel has started to spin, but it’ll be nine months before the ball will drop, telling BP America and its 1,900 mineral-rights partners in Trumbull County whether they have landed...
8:32 am April 10, 2012
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THE (YOUNGSTOWN) BUSINESS JOURNAL
Columbiana County landowners sued for blocking seismic tests
A land company that conducts seismic testing for Chesapeake Energy Corp.
8:31 am April 10, 2012
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THE (CANTON) REPOSITORY
Stark County in Utica ‘sweet spot'
State geologists have re-mapped the Utica shale, and the new information puts most of Stark County in the sweet spot.
4:30 am April 10, 2012
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THE (YOUNGSTOWN) BUSINESS JOURNAL
Overplaying Utica, Marcellus shale beds could devalue resources
“If we kill the (natural gas liquids) market with oversupply or overdelivery, then we’re just going to simply lower our rates of return,” says Rodney Waller, senior vice president...
4:30 am April 10, 2012
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THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL
Ohio can learn from Texas’ experience with fracking industry
From royalty checks for leasing public property to billions of dollars in business investments, natural gas production in the Barnett shale accounts for about 8% of the Dallas-Fort Worth area’s...
4:30 am April 10, 2012
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