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Group Wants Drilling Taxes
February 3, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As Gov. more »» 
Picking Up Good Vibes
February 2, 2012 In an attempt to narrow the search for natural gas and oil reservoirs in the tri-state area, seismic acquisition crews with Precision Geophysical In. more »» 
Probst: Site Has ‘Cracker’ Potential
February 2, 2012 BRIDGEPORT — Somewhere between Powhatan Point and Bridgeport, officials with Royal Dutch Shell are exploring a possible site to locate the company’s ethane cracker, according to Belmont County... more »» 
Gas Drilling Boosts Assessed Property Values by 17.5 Percent
February 1, 2012 MARSHALL COUNTY — Assessed property values in Marshall County increased “an extraordinary” $278 million for tax year 2012 — a 1. more »» 
Friendly City Is Proclaimed ‘Dead Center’ of Gas Rush
February 1, 2012 WHEELING — With local wells producing enough Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas to support an ethane cracker, industry leaders believe the city lies in the “dead center” of an economic boom. more »» 
Bayer Site Still In Contention
January 31, 2012 NEW MARTINSVILLE — If Sen. Bob Casey gets his way, West Virginia-based Aither Chemicals will have its $750 million ethane cracker up and running by 2016 in Pennsylvani. more »» 
Chesapeake Gets Workplace Honor
January 30, 2012 WHEELING — For the fifth consecutive year, FORTUNE Magazine named Chesapeake Energy to its list of “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Moving up 14 spots from 2011, Chesapeake ranked No. more »»
Tomblin Gives Details On Junket to Houston
January 30, 2012 CHARLESTON — Fresh from a trip to Houston to lure a multibillion-dollar chemical processing plant to West Virginia, Gov. more »»
Hess to Spend $2.5 Billion For Shale Development
January 30, 2012 ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Local property owners are waiting to see how much of the $2.5 billion New York City-based Hess Corp. more »»
Counties Enjoying Shale Boom
January 29, 2012 WOODSFIELD — Rents in Monroe County have rocketed to $1,500 to $2,000 a month. Visitors to Carroll County can probably get a motel room three years from now. more »»
Pa. Enters Race for Cracker
January 29, 2012 PITTSBURGH (AP) — New legislation in Pennsylvania could help the state compete with Ohio and West Virginia for a huge petrochemical refinery by offering millions of dollars in tax breaks for bi... more »» 
Refinery Possibilities Discussed
January 29, 2012 WARWOOD — The battle to land a cracker plant now is between Ohio and West Virginia, and the Northern Panhandle still benefits if a cracker plant comes to East Ohio, delegates Ryan Ferns and Erikka... more »» 
Health Departments To Handle Well Permits
January 28, 2012 West Virginia’s county health departments have many responsibilities, including providing two different permits sometimes related to natural gas drilling. more »» 
Tomblin Makes Case for ‘Cracker’
January 27, 2012 CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia officials believe the state remains a contender for a multibillion-dollar chemical plant that could create an estimated 12,000 jobs, following a Thursday meeting with... more »» 
Ohio Believes It Has Edge for ‘Cracker’
January 26, 2012 ST. CLAIRSVILLE — When West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin gets to Houston today to make his pitch for a Mountain State ethane cracker, he’ll likely find that Ohio Gov. more »»
‘Cracker’ Tax Break Passes; Tomblin Ready to Sign Bill
January 26, 2012 CHARLESTON (AP) — Spurred by the prospect of thousands of jobs, West Virginia would slash property taxes for 25 years in exchange for the construction of a chemical plant tied to the region’s... more »» 
Marcellus May Hold Less Gas Than Thought
January 25, 2012 WHEELING — There may not be as much natural gas in the vast Marcellus Shale formation as government and industry leaders previously estimated, but officials do not believe this makes drilling less... more »»
Governor Traveling to Texas Thursday in ‘Cracker’ Effort
January 25, 2012 WHEELING — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said he will fly to Houston Thursday to convince potential investors West Virginia is the best location for an ethane cracker. more »» 
Chesapeake Is Shifting Focus Away From Pa.
January 24, 2012 WHEELING — Looking to find more ethane to feed a cracker plant and oil to refine for gasoline instead of low-value natural gas, Chesapeake Energy plans to refocus much of its Marcellus and Utica... more »» |
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