December 21, 2012

Cleveland Plain Dealer - Legal challenges could put a lid on the shale gas boom in Ohio

Ohio’s anticipated energy boom from hydraulic fracturing of shale deposits has oil and gas companies, investors and property owners scrambling for a piece of the action.

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“For many, the exploitation of hydrocarbon-bearing shale formations carries the promise of transforming the prospects of the oil and gas industry, as well as world energy trade, geopolitics and climate policy,” says a report presented at the CWRU seminar by Chris Kulander, a Texas Tech University assistant law professor.