Ohio's new oil and gas law sparks debate over expedited permitting

Ohio's new oil and gas law sparks debate over expedited permitting

SALEM, Ohio — Oil and gas drillers are lining up behind a recently approved Ohio law, which they say will provide regulatory clarity and keep the state’s oil and gas companies competitive. Environmentalists, on the other hand, call the law a giveaway to the fossil fuel industry and contend that Ohio lawmakers missed an opportunity to address the thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells in the Buckeye State. Ohio Senate Bill 219, which was signed…

Ohio’s New O&G Drilling Law Fast-Tracks Permits, Sparks Debate - Marcellus Drilling News

In June, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill (SB) 219 into law. The new law, the first significant update to Ohio’s oil and gas laws since the Kasich administration more than a decade ago, reforms Ohio’s orphaned oil and gas well program and other elements of Ohio’s O&G laws. One aspect of the new...