Ohio Shale Investment Hits $74 Billion Since 2011

Investment in the energy-rich shale sector in eastern Ohio continues to grow. It is reaching $74 billion since 2011, according to a report commissioned by JobsOhio.

The quarterly report is by Cleveland State University’s Energy Policy Center at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs. It shows that about two-thirds of that investment has been in drilling, land acquisition, building roads, and other expenses. It is tied to the “upstream” portion of oil and gas production.

The rest has been spent on activities such as collecting and gathering oil and gas. Along with it is the transmission lines and investments in natural-gas power plants and other uses.

The study represents investment through the first half of 2018. It comes just weeks after researchers at IHS Markit released estimates that show by 2040, the Utica and Marcellus shale regions in Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania will supply 45% of U.S. natural gas production. That’s up from 31% this year.

Production of natural gas liquids ethane, propane, and butane is expected to double during this period, accounting for 19% of the nation’s total.

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Source: The Alliance Review

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