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Denver-Based Bill Barrett Corp Selling Wyoming PropertiesBill Barrett Corporation is selling multiple assets in Wyoming, including its Wind River Basin natural gas properties, Powder River Basin coal...
View ArticleEncana’s Agreement with Nucor Ties Colorado Natural Gas Development to Demand...
Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. recently entered into a carry and earning agreement with Nucor Energy Holdings (Nucor) to establish a long term 50/50 Mesaverde drilling program for natural gas wells on...
View ArticleOil and Gas Industry Claims Opponents Want to Ruin Drilling Plans in Thompson...
Pitkin County, TDC, Wilderness Workshop accused of making land off-limits to developmentOil and gas industry supporters say that a hostile Pitkin County government, environmentalists and sympathetic...
View ArticleColorado Companies Receive Federal Contracts to Improve National Forests
Two Colorado companies have been awarded United States Forest Service stewardship contracts to improve the health of forests in Colorado and Wyoming.The contracts, announced Monday by the United States...
View ArticleLeak Near West Slope Plant Highlights Pipeline Problems
DENVER (AP) — Authorities are investigating after construction crews discovered a problem with a liquid gas pipeline that allowed a carcinogen to seep into the ground near a large creek that feeds into...
View ArticleCNG Fueling Station in Glenwood Springs Could Get Boost
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — A pilot project in Garfield County aimed at boosting the use of alternative-fuel vehicles locally could help provide the market jump start needed to open a public compressed natural...
View ArticleColorado Gets $30 million for Natural Gas Infrastructure and Vehicles
The Federal Highway Administration has awarded Colorado $30 million to increase the state’s natural gas fueling infrastructure, Gov. John Hickenlooper has announced. The funds will help with the...
View ArticleCoalition Wants Stricter Air Quality Rules Near Homes, Schools
PARACHUTE — A coalition of Colorado citizen groups, including the Grand Valley Citizens Alliance, seeks greater air quality protections related to oil and gas operations that are located within...
View ArticleIndustry Fires Back Over Pulled Oil and Gas Leases in West
The Denver-based Western Energy Alliance is leading the blowback from industry over the BLM decision to pull oil and gas leases from its November sale. The organizations asserts that the federal agency...
View ArticleConservationists File for State Director Review of Extensive Oil Drilling...
Denver – Conservation groups filed a request for State Director Review (SDR) last week regarding the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) approval of 108 new oil wells in western Colorado, southeast of...
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