Six nominees to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, including a Garfield County representative, were confirmed by a Senate committee on Tuesday, despite protests from Republicans that they weren’t given enough information on their views.
The six were nominated by Gov. Bill Ritter after lawmakers expanded and revamped the commission to make it more responsive [...]
DENVER - A House committee approved a measure Wednesday that would require the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to set rules to protect public health in oil and gas operations and bar drilling until those rules have been followed.
The bill would also require the commission to work with the Colorado Department of Public Health [...]
The Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a $4 million jury award to a western Colorado sheep rancher who argued a natural-gas drilling company had not paid him all the royalties he was due over several years.
Tulsa, Okla.-based Williams Production Co. had appealed the August 2004 verdict, arguing that evidence was improperly excluded and [...]
People living in Rifle and Silt saw a spectacular light show Monday. Problems at a natural gas processing plant west of Rifle caused EnCana to shut down its compressors and flare or burn about 10 million cubic feet of gas.
“EnCana’s West Rifle refrigeration plant experienced a freeze-up due to water in the … units on [...]
A state lawmaker said he hopes to create a national model for balancing wildlife protection and energy development when he introduces a bill laying out guidelines for softening the impact of oil and gas drilling.
Supporters say 55 environmental, hunting and fishing groups are behind the proposal.
Democratic Rep. Dan Gibbs of Silverthorne, the sponsor, said wildlife [...]
A state lawmaker said he hopes to create a national model for balancing wildlife protection and energy development when he introduces a bill laying out guidelines for softening the impact of oil and gas drilling.
Supporters say 55 environmental, hunting and fishing groups are behind the proposal.
Democratic Rep. Dan Gibbs of Silverthorne, the sponsor, said wildlife [...]
Wyoming-based U.S. Energy Corp. and Crested Corp., doing business as USECC, said Monday that sxr Uranium One Inc. has exercised its right to extend by three months its option to buy uranium assets from the companies.
Uranium One, based in Toronto and with offices in South Africa and Australia, has [...]
A long-awaited federal decision that would open the Roan Plateau to natural drilling includes compromises that make the land “much less economically attractive,” an industry group said Thursday.
The Bureau of Land Management’s plan to open up the Western Slope site includes measures that would prolong the effective drilling period for decades, according to the Colorado [...]
Less than half the area on top of and below the Roan Plateau would be opened to natural gas drilling, according to a management plan released Thursday. The remainder would see protections designed to preserve wildlife, views and rare plants.
With the western flank of the Roan Plateau in view, Bureau of Land Management officials unveiled [...]
Superior Oil and Gas Company has reported that Energy Oklahoma is purchasing a 47.5 percent working interest in Superiors four-well drilling program located in Garfield County.
The wells to be drilled are 7,000-foot tests of seven zones that produce in the area of the Skinner, Misner, Mississippi, Oswego, and the principal target zones of the Wilcox [...]
