Sunday, February 15, 2026
Colorado: COGCC Can’t Use ALJs to Help with 6,300 Drilling Permit Applications

Colorado Natural Resources Chief Stepping Down, Gov. Polis to Appoint DNR Chief

From Grand Junction Daily Sentinel The man who oversees oil and gas, water, wildlife, mining and other natural resource management in Colorado will be leaving his job along with his boss in January. Bob Randall, executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources under Gov. John Hickenlooper, will be finishing up his job Jan. 8, Hickenlooper’s office announced Wednesday.

Colo. Gov. Hickenlooper Won’t Rule Out Calling Special Session if 112 Passes: ‘That’s How You Spell Recession’

From Denver CBS4 Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper isn’t ruling out calling a special legislative session if a statewide anti-fracking ballot measure passes next week. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper told Denver TV station CBS4 that he won’t rule out calling a special session of the legislature if Prop 112 passes next Tuesday. (credit: CBS) Proposition 112 may be the most controversial measure on

Oil & Gas 360

EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference® 20: Positive Expectations amid Falling Prices

With Q2 in the rearview mirror, presenters in the first few days of Enercom’s The Oil & Gas Conference® 20 were smiling and even optimistic about the future prospects for their companies. Completion formulas and directional drilling successes were discussed at length, as were balance sheets, liquidity, redeterminations, type curves, record well economics, reservoir analysis, CapEx allocation for the balance