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Oil Company Plans to Drill on Same Pad, but Farther from Homes

Unable to get a waiver from homeowner whose rental property is less than 500 feet from well site

From the Grand Junction Sentinel

Denver-based Ursa Resources is planning to move equipment to the far edge of a proposed oil and …

April 10, 2018 - 1:48 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Regulatory
Lynn Helms, Director of North Dakota DMR 
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N.D. Supreme Court Upholds State’s Million-Dollar Oilfield Saltwater Dumping Penalty

The North Dakota Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the North Dakota Industrial Commission, Oil and Gas Division (OGD) regarding a case seeking a civil penalty plus costs and expenses from Black Hills Trucking (BHT) for illegally dumping saltwater …

The EPA Begins Rolling Back Obama-Era Emission Regulations as U.S. says it will Pull Out of Paris Climate Agreement

The EPA Begins Rolling Back Obama-Era Emission Regulations as U.S. says it will Pull Out of Paris Climate Agreement

The EPA has issued a 90-day stay on oil and gas emissions standards

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it will put a halt to some of the Obama-era regulations on the oil and gas industry. Using its Clean …

Three New COGCC Members Appointed by Colo. Gov. Hickenlooper

Three New COGCC Members Appointed by Colo. Gov. Hickenlooper

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has appointed three new members of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) for terms which start immediately and will expire July 1, 2020.

Membership of the commission is mandated by law to include a …

Donald Trump Speaks in Colorado on the Eve of Independence Day

Donald Trump Speaks in Colorado on the Eve of Independence Day

Trump is headliner at the Western Conservative Summit

In his first appearance in Colorado since he launched his campaign for the 2016 presidential election, presumed Republican nominee Donald Trump spoke to several thousand attendees at an event today at the …

GOM Drilling: Federal Government Proposes New Offshore Regulations

GOM Drilling: Federal Government Proposes New Offshore Regulations

New offshore regulations targeted at preventing emergency situations like BP’s Macondo come with $31-billion price tag: API

The Obama administration will issue new regulations for offshore oil and gas operators this Thursday. The regulations will require more preventative measures to …

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead

An OAG360® Exclusive: Interview with Matt Mead, Governor of Wyoming

“Energy prices touch everything we do.”

Listen to the interview

Wyoming is the most energy intensive state. It’s the largest U.S. coal producer, producing about 40% of total coal mined per year in the U.S. It’s the country’s eighth most …

April 10, 2015 - 4:39 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Regulatory, Straight Answers
If species gains the U.S. Fish and Wildlife's recommended "endangered" designation in April, shale, wind energy developers could be affected.

Northern Long-eared Bat Added to the Threatened Species List

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced the northern long-eared bat is now classified as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This new designation allows the FWS to create regulations that protect the animal from becoming …

April 2, 2015 - 5:40 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Regulatory