6/1/15 Links of the Day: Aubrey McClendon on Another Wild Ride, Oil Production on the Upswing, and More

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Columbus Business First:  Aubrey McClendon 'didn't have the money' to complete Ohio acreage deal – report   -   "Aubrey McClendon's newly formed oil and gas company said last year it would buy the Ohio acreage belonging to Houston's Paloma Resources as part of a 130,000-acre, multi-company purchase. But the deal..."

Forbes:  Aubrey McClendon: Fracking's Cowboy Rides Again   -   "In early 2013, during his last days as CEO of Chesapeake Energy CHK -0.64%, Aubrey McClendon was one busy guy. Chesapeake’s board gave him the boot following a litany of accusations about his rampant conflicts of interest, lavish perks, reckless bets and failure to..."

Forbes:  Support Your Local Oil and Natural Gas Company   -   "Whether it’s GHG emissions,“excessive” profits, “special” tax breaks or “subsidies,” and/or inevitable accidents such as spills, the U.S. oil industry faces relentless attack. Oil, however, is our main source of energy since 1950, supplying 36% of primary U.S. energy demand and fueling 95% of..."

Daily Jeffersonian:  ECLIPSE RESOURCES CORPORATION AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS   -   "Eclipse Resources Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production company, working in the Ohio Marcellus and Utica Shale formations. Our practice is to remain stewards of the environment and responsible neighbors in the communities in which we work. It is our belief that agriculture sustainability is imperative to..."

Business Journal Daily:  Lordstown Council OKs Power Plant Incentives   -   "An $800 million project whose future was uncertain a year ago is almost a done deal, officials say. At a special meeting last night, Lordstown Village Council unanimously voted to approve an incentive package for Clean Energy Future LLC to build a natural gas fueled electricity..."

Columbus Business First:  'Aggressive' incentives helped lure ethane cracker plant to Ohio   -   "The Thai company behind the proposed $5.7 billion ethane cracker plant in Belmont County says Ohio offered an “aggressive incentive package” to lure the..."

Fox News:  Oil-patch women say energy industry is safe place with opportunities   -   "Judging by its critics, the energy industry – and specifically the oil and gas industry in North Dakota – isn’t female-friendly. Yet women who live and work in the oil patch say the energy industry isn’t just a safe place for..."

Powersource:  US oil and gas drilling boom's economic impact, at a glance   -   "The U.S. energy drilling boom that took off in 2008 fueled economic growth and boosted hiring, at least through the end of last year. Yet production was thrown into reverse by a plunge in oil prices — from about $110 a barrel last summer to $50..."

The Economic Times:  US shale oil producers to ramp up drilling at current price: Goldman Sachs   -   "Shale oil producers, benefiting from lower costs, are expected to ramp up drilling activity if the price of US oil stays near $60 a..."

Shale Play:  Groups ask for federal review of Ohio injection-well program   -   "A coalition of environmental and community groups asked a federal watchdog office recently to investigate alleged legal violations by the state's injection well approval..."


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