Links for 5/7/14: BP's Utica Gamble, Ohio Pipeline News, Concern Over Ohio Oil Trains, and More

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Reuters:  Oil and gas firm Eclipse Resources files for IPO-Reuters   -   "Oil and gas company Eclipse Resources Corp filed with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering of common stock that would raise..."

The Charleston Gazette:  Deaths increase in West Virginia oil, gas industry   -   "As West Virginia’s natural gas industry booms, more workers are paying the price as deaths on the job are increasing, according to new federal government data. Thirteen workers in the state’s oil and gas industry died during the five-year period..."

Press release:  Stone Energy Corporation Announces First Quarter 2014 Results   -   "Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE: SGY) today announced financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2014. Some of the highlights include:..."

Lancaster Eagle Gazette:  Commissioner: Bluegrass pipeline's right of way will be used   -   "Fairfield County Commissioner Steve Davis said the suspension of the Bluegrass pipeline project probably means it will be a year or two before a new pipeline crosses through..."

Columbus Business First:  Blue Racer asks for quick review of plans for cryogenic facility in Monroe County   -   "True to its name, Blue Racer Midstream LLC is looking to move forward quickly with plans related to its Monroe County cryogenic..."

Crain's Cleveland Business:  BP's gamble   -   "With the attention so focused on the economic investment in the Utica shale play in Ohio — almost $20 billion, by some estimates — it's sometimes easy to forget that this entire new economy is still about mining, and that means..."

Columbus Business First:  Spectra Energy still bullish on Utica pipelines   -   "It’s been a week of disheartening news for the Utica shale play. A pipeline that would have taken natural-gas liquids from the Utica and Marcellus shale to the Gulf Coast was suspended because of..."

The Columbus Dispatch:  Oil trains’ trips through central Ohio kept in dark   -   "Crude-oil tankers like those that derailed and exploded in Lynchburg, Va., on Wednesday likely roll through Columbus, but it’s unclear how often or how many pass..."

SNL:  Dominion building gas infrastructure with Southeast, Midwest projects   -   "Dominion Resources Inc. on April 30 announced its role in a new pipeline project that will move natural gas to the Midwest and said a nonbinding open season has begun for its proposed Southeast..."

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