Follow developments in gas drilling on new Ohio.com sites
Billions of dollars in investments and profits are at stake as energy companies begin in earnest to drill into the blackish Utica shale that underlies the eastern half of Ohio. There are jobs, profits and environmental issues at stake.The Beacon Journal has opened two sites on Ohio.com for the compilation of news and links related to shale drilling. Veteran reporters Bob Downing and Jim Mackinnon will regularly file reports. Stories are compiled at http://www.ohio.com/business/utica, and links to regulatory sites, companies and other sources can be found at http://drilling.ohio.com.
