The gas and oil industry’s development of Ohio’s Utica shale supported nearly 39,000 jobs in the state in 2012 and generated $1.5 billion in taxes, a new economic study commissioned by the industry estimates. Released Wednesday as part of a multi-state analysis by IHS, Inc., a global market information and analytical company, the study noted … Continue reading
Venture Taranaki has joined in on the fracking debate, releasing a study that forecasts billions of dollars and thousands of jobs over the next decade if fracking is allowed to continue. The economic development agency and Wellington-based economic analysis company Berl have developed a report on the economic impact of the fracking of onshore oil … Continue reading