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In a new push for development of the Marcellus and Utica shales, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed former Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director David Mustine to a top post with JobsOhio, Kasich’s new private, nonprofit corporation designed to spur job creation and economic development.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the industry’s Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA) this month launched a voluntary baseline groundwater quality sampling program for the energy industry to “proactively” address concerns associated with drilling and hydraulic fracturing.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the industry’s Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA) this month launched the first of its kind voluntary baseline groundwater quality sampling program for the energy industry to “proactively” address concerns associated with drilling and hydraulic fracturing.

Some sort of universal disclosure is needed throughout the oil and gas industry regarding hydraulic fracturing (fracking), Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper recently told an energy conference.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair John Wellinghoff and a California regulator examined the Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) emergency response center in downtown Los Angeles during a national regulators’ meeting, and they found a potential national model, according to Michel Florio, a member of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

Range Resources Corp. President Jeffrey L. Ventura is slated to become CEO of the company Jan. 1 when current CEO John H. Pinkerton will become executive chairman, the Marcellus Shale-focused producer said. Ventura, 53, is also the company’s current COO. He has been with Range since 2003 and was elected a director in 2005. Ventura has 32 years of industry experience and holds a bachelor’s degree in petroleum and natural gas engineering from Pennsylvania State University. Pinkerton has been CEO since 1992. Analysts at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. said the management shift may “dampen” expectations in the near term that Range could merge with another player or be acquired, “but high-return assets are always desirable, especially given [Range’s] Marcellus position.”

Range Resources Corp. President Jeffrey L. Ventura is slated to become CEO of the company Jan. 1 when current CEO John H. Pinkerton will become executive chairman, the Marcellus Shale-focused producer said Monday.

Aging pipeline infrastructure will need to be replaced and/or upgraded to support the nation’s transition to heavier reliance on natural gas, FERC Commissioner John Norris said Tuesday.

With the incentive of job creation and the caveat of environmental protection, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper strongly endorsed the need for development of natural gas resources in his state and nationwide as part of his remarks to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Bipartisan Governors Summit Monday in Washington, DC. Hickenlooper co-chaired the event.