Ohio

The natural gas drilling industry supported nearly 39,000 Ohio jobs last year, according to a study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy.

Editor:
In 2011, the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) released the Ohio Oil and Gas Industry Economic Impact Study. The Study, conducted by Kleinhenz & Associates, recognized the significant impact of both the current oil and gas industry, as well as the economic and job potential of the Utica-Point Pleasant Shale formation. The report was met with skepticism, with critics making claims of skewed exaggeration.

CANTON — Ohioans are split, but a majority think drilling the state’s shale oil and gas deposits will spur economic growth.

Eastern Ohio is on the verge of an energy driven economic boom.

IF ANYONE has any doubts about the impact the Utica and Marcellus shale industry is having on Ohio, a new study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy should set the record straight.

Drilling and fracking natural gas wells is only part of the picture when it comes to the Utica and Marcellus shale industry supporting nearly 39,000 Ohio jobs in 2012.

In his opening remarks during the Youngstown Ohio Utica and Natural Gas Conference and Expo last September, Youngstown Mayor Charles P. Sammarone invited business to the area as the Mahoning Valley experiences its "next big boom."