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LNG Shipping Market Buoyed by Strong Spring Demand

LNG Shipping Market Buoyed by Strong Spring Demand

Stronger-than-expected demand for natural gas across the world as the shoulder season gets underway is lifting sentiment in the shipping market, where rates to charter vessels are creeping upward.  “We are witnessing a rare scenario as the start of 2Q2021 has been rather exciting compared to previous years,” analysts at shipbroker Fearnleys AS said this…

April 15, 2021

Ohio Supreme Court Keeps Anti-Drilling Petitions Off Ballot

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Secretary of State Jon Husted and the election boards from three counties did not violate the law when they rejected proposed county charters that, if successful, could have led to local bans on oil and natural gas development.

September 14, 2016

Ohio Secretary of State Throws Out Anti-Fracking Petitions

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Thursday invalidated petitions in three counties across the state that sought to ban oil and gas development, saying they were an attempt to circumvent state law in a way that the courts have already found to be a violation of the Ohio Constitution.

August 14, 2015
Activists Continue Push to Limit Ohio Oil, Gas Development

Activists Continue Push to Limit Ohio Oil, Gas Development

Ohio activists are continuing to push for referendums to amend city charters that would ban horizontal hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and injection wells, even in areas where little or no oil and gas activity is taking place.

September 11, 2014