Coal company considers diversifying with natural gas
Thursday, October 27, 2011
by Matt Warnock
Murray Energy, the parent company of several coal mines in Ohio, is considering the possibility of drilling for oil and natural gas in the Utica shale, the Herald-Star reports. Murray Energy already owns gas and oil rights in all the states where they have coal mines, and even has limited permits in Belmont County to "plug and abandon certain gas wells." For more read the full article here.