The Bureau of Land Management High Desert District in Wyoming is looking for public comment on an environmental assessment, for a proposed oil and gas lease sale. Forty-seven parcels of land totaling over 74,000 acres will be offered within the district, Continue reading
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Comment On Wyoming Oil And Gas Lease Sale
Explosion And Fire South Of Craig
A small explosion and fire at an oil well pumping station 4 miles East of Hamilton off of highway 317, was determined to have been caused by an equipment malfunction. The fire was reported just after 12:30 Thursday afternoon. Craig firefighters assisted the site manager to shut off the flow of crude oil which stopped the fire. The amount of damage to Continue reading
Carbon County has 6.4 Billion Tons Of Coal Reserves
There is approximately 6.4 billion tons of coal located in and around Carbon County according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study that will be released next year. While Carbon County would like to see this coal mined, some experts believe that the economic Continue reading
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Coal Production Falls Again In NW Colorado
The most recent edition of the “Yampa Valley Data Partners Fast Facts” shows that coal production continued to slip in Moffat, Routt and Rio Blanco Counties. Numbers show total Continue reading
Initiatives Regulating New O&G Development Fail To Make Ballot
Two proposed ballot initiatives aimed at increasing regulations for new oil and gas development failed to gather enough signatures to reach the November ballot. The first initiative would have given local governments authority to ban fracking and to regulate new oil and gas development as they saw fit. The second would have extended the buffer zone around new oil and gas developments from 500 to 2,500 feet. If passed this Continue reading
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New Limits On Oil And Gas Development?
It’s possible that voters in Colorado may see issues concerning oil and gas development on the ballot this November. Supporters of two Initiatives turned in their petitions to the Secretary of Sate yesterday. Both initiatives seek to stop or limit oil and gas development in the state by amending the Colorado constitution. Initiative 75 would move Continue reading
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Millions Of Dollars Could Return To NW Colorado
An amendment that would force the federal government to return tens of millions of dollars collected from oil and gas leases in Northwest Colorado was introduced earlier this week in the US senate. The amendment was co sponsored by Colorado US Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner. The Oil and gas revenues were collected Continue reading
New O&G Facilities In CO Might Have New Hurdle To Jump
A measure that would require new oil and gas facilities in Colorado to be constructed at least 2,500 feet away from occupied buildings, or “areas of special concern” like lakes and playgrounds, has gone through the necessary steps to get on the 2016 general election ballot. The backers of the measure Continue reading
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Control Over Oil Rig Locations
As the battle for local control over energy production continues in the courts, the Colorado House decided not to weigh in on the debate. The House rejected a bill yesterday that would have allowed local governments more control over where oil and gas wells were located. The legislation specifically said the Oil and Gas Continue reading
Western Energy Alliance Responds To Obama Plan
The Western Energy Alliance responded last week to President Obama’s plan to impose methane reductions on existing oil and gas wells. Western Energy Alliance represents the oil and natural gas industry by advocating on its Continue reading
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Economic Stats For Moffat, Rio Blanco And Routt Counties
Numbers have been released that detail the economic health of Moffat, Routt and Rio Blanco counties in 2015. According to Yampa Valley Data Partners, mining was again the highest paying job sector in Moffat and Rio Blanco counties, distributing nearly $21.65 million in wages in the third quarter of 2015 which was 23% of the total income. The highest paying job sector In Routt County was health care and social Continue reading
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New Oil And Gas Rules Proposed By The BLM
New rules effecting oil and gas producers were proposed by the Bureau of Land Management Friday. The rules are said to reduce “venting and flaring” of natural gas that is produced as a byproduct of oil extraction or natural gas that may present a safety problem. Currently that gas is burned off or simply vented into the atmosphere. Opponents of the proposed rules are fighting back, claiming that the rules are Continue reading
