Rob Brundrett News Today

A recently approved state law has helped spur the opening of Ohio's public lands, including its parks to fracking.

New methane rules are meant to reduce this powerful greenhouse gas and improve air quality. Those in the oil and gas industry in Ohio are now tasked with working towards compliance.

Ohio has seen a big jump in the number of agency orders forcing property owners to allow oil and gas development on their land, whether they want it or not.

The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission picked the “highest and best” bidders to lease parts of a state park and two wildlife areas for fracking Monday.

A last-minute effort from environmental groups to halt the process was shot down by a judge

EOG’s latest wells in its new Ohio oil play are rolling into state public records, while Ascent Resources and Encino Energy are reporting the biggest producers. All three are landing 3-milers. Some are 3.5 miles.

Yesterday and today, Hart Energy is hosting the DUG Appalachia Conference & Exhibition in Pittsburgh. DUG stands for Developing Unconventional Gas. Great conference and a great company hosting it. The opening session yesterday was titled, "The State of the Utica: The Code's Cracked," and featured Rob Brundrett, President of the Ohio Oil & Gas Association (OOGA).

Even quickly cleaned-up releases involve chemicals that can be toxic, and hundreds of "minor" incidents belie the industry's claims that there are few problems

Spreadsheets show more than 800 releases of gas, oil, brine or other materials from industry activities onto the ground or into the air and water since 2018 began. Ohio oil and gas industry accident data boost worries about drilling under state...

A recent study from the Boston University School of Public Health — funded by a well-known anti-oil and gas group called the Environmental Defense Fund — at