$900M gas-processing operation planned in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A group of companies is planning a $900 million project for processing natural gas and natural gas liquids in eastern Ohio, with some operations expected to begin next year.

The plans announced late Tuesday by Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. include facilities for natural gas gathering, compression and processing. A facility in Columbiana County will process natural gas extracted by various companies from Ohio's Utica shale. A separate complex in Harrison County will receive and process natural-gas liquids such as propane and butane extracted from the shale.

Chesapeake's subsidiary, Chesapeake Midstream Development, is developing the project with M3 Midstream LLC and EV Energy Partners L.P. The trio and affiliates own rights to drill more than


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