Monroe County, OH Leads the Way Out of Industry Downturn

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Last week the Monroe County, OH Chamber of Commerce and other organizations held an information forum to highlight what's coming down the pike in the way of drilling and pipeline work for the county. Monroe is one of the leading Utica Shale counties in Ohio. According to Mike Chadsey, director of public relations for the Ohio Oil and Gas Association (OOGA), "Monroe County has been at the heart of the industry coming out of the downturn." He also had an interesting perspective on the issue of "boom and bust" in the oil and gas business. We've written a number of times about the cycles experienced in the o&g industry. Drillers expand like crazing, creating a "boom," and when too much of oil or gas floods the market and prices crash, a "bust" follows. Chadsey has different terminology. He thinks it is more accurate to call those cycles "ebb and flow" rather than "boom and bust." We like it! A number of people addressed the forum, including drillers Rice Energy and EdgeMarc. Here's how Monroe is leading the way out of the downturn...

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