Dousing the drill
Firefighters from Hanover Township departments 28 and 29 along with Winona Fire Department responded to a drilling rig fire on Hoffee Road in Guilford Lake around 4:30 Friday afternoon.
View ArticleCompany buys land for gas plant
HANOVERTON - An 117-acre site located about a mile south of the village has apparently been chosen for a proposed $400 million shale gas collection and processing plan.
View ArticleAgreements for road maintenance approved
LISBON - Two more road-maintenance agreements for areas where shale gas wells are expected to be drilled were approved this week by Columbiana County commissioners.
View ArticleDrilling permits starting to add up
LISBON - A new permit has been issued to drill for shale gas in Columbiana County, bringing to 33 the number of well permits issued by the state since mid 2011.
View ArticleApplications filed for five more permits
LISBON - Five more permits are being sought to drill for shale gas in Columbiana County, bringing the total to 38 over the past two year.
View ArticleApplications filed for five more permits
LISBON - Five more permits are being sought to drill for shale gas in Columbiana County, bringing the total to 38 over the past two year.
View ArticleDrilling-related lawsuits on the rise
LISBON - The shale gas boom underway in Columbiana County has been a boon to the legal profession judging by the number of lawsuits.
View ArticleCompanies seek access for testing
LISBON - TGS-Nopek Geophysical Co. and Chesapeake Exploration have again filed a lawsuit against property owners seeking an injunction to be allowed to begin seismic testing on their Hanoverton...
View ArticleTwo new permits sought
LISBON - Two more permits have been sought or issued to drill for shale gas in Columbiana County, bringing to the total to 40.
View ArticleCounty signs pipeline easement
LISBON - Columbiana County commissioners will reap $72,000 as a result of the shale gas boom.
View ArticleCounty signs pipeline easement
LISBON - Columbiana County commissioners will reap $72,000 as a result of the shale gas boom.
View ArticleCouple sues attorneys over lease
LISBON - A couple filed a lawsuit Monday against their Lisbon attorneys, who they claim failed to handle their mineral rights lease properly, costing them a signing bonus and future royalty dollars...
View ArticleMarathon plans big push
EAST LIVERPOOL - The Columbiana County Port Authority acted Monday to help Marathon Petroleum expand its Wellsville operations and bring a similar company to the village that also intends to take...
View ArticleDecision to hire lease negotiator causes some confusion in Columbiana
COLUMBIANA - There was some question among city council members Tuesday over whether the city is moving forward with leasing property for oil and gas drilling. Councilman Bob Bieshelt asked if the city...
View ArticleAgreement clears way for site work, not drilling
LISBON - An agreement has been reached allowing Chesapeake Exploration to develop a well site on a dairy farm that straddles Columbiana and Carroll counties, but the company is prohibited from doing...
View ArticleJudge restricts drilling lease
LISBON - Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam determined part of the Summitcrest property in Summitville should no longer be included in an oil and gas lease agreement from 2004.
View ArticleA beacon in the night
Many a weary night traveller on U.S. 30 find a little energy as they spy the lights of the drilling rig that sits high on the hill in the back pasture of the Bob Crosser Farm.
View ArticleEP ready to talk business
EAST PALESTINE - Village Manager Pete Monteleone will look into oil and gas lease representation through Salem-based Buckeye Mineral Development LLC.
View ArticleLeasing work slows
LISBON - The Columbiana County Courthouse hallways are no longer crowded, and an off-site location opened specifically because of those crowds is now closed.
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