Ohio O&G Commission Moves Rapidly to Lease State Land for Drilling

Last week MDN told you about a presentation by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) to the Ohio Oil & Gas Land Management (OGLM) Commission, a commission established years ago to lease state-owned land for shale drilling (see Shale Drilling Safe and Successful on Ohio Public Lands for Years). The OGLM dragged its collective feet, FOR YEARS, and finally, the state legislature had enough and passed a law bypassing the OGLM until it can get its act together (see OH Gov. Signs Bill Expanding Drilling in State Parks, NatGas “Green”). The new law lit a fire under the OGLM, which has adopted a standard lease and is proposing the legislature adopt tweaks to allow for higher royalties and a bidding process.

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