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U.S. Interior Department Approved 73 Drilling Permits in Wyoming during Shutdown

U.S. Interior Department Approved 73 Drilling Permits in Wyoming during Shutdown

From the Casper Star-Tribune

Federal workers for the Bureau of Land Management approved 73 oil and gas drilling permits in Wyoming during the 35-day government shutdown earlier this year, according to a public records request submitted by a western environmental …

April 5, 2019 - 2:33 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Regulatory
Bureau of Land Management is Offering 236,010 Acres of Federal Oil and Gas Land in Colorado

Bureau of Land Management is Offering 236,010 Acres of Federal Oil and Gas Land in Colorado

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public scoping comments on it plan to offer approximately 236,010 acres of federal oil and gas leases on public lands managed by the Colorado River Valley, Grand Junction, Kremmling, Little Snake, Royal Gorge, …

July 3, 2018 - 2:51 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Wyoming Files Suit Opposing BLM Rule on Flaring - Oil & Gas 360 flare

Wyoming Files Suit Opposing BLM Rule on Flaring

Wyoming and Montana say rule is outside BLM’s authority, complicates development of resources

At the request of Governor Matt Mead, the Wyoming Attorney General’s office has filed a petition for review of final agency action on the “Methane and Waste …

November 23, 2016 - 1:36 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Regulatory
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead Discusses Federal Oil and Gas Regulation with Oil & Gas 360®

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead Discusses Federal Oil and Gas Regulation with Oil & Gas 360®

The battle over oil and gas regulation heats up in Wyoming – states v. feds

The Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management recently filed in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals looking to end an injunction placed against …

BLM Appeals Wyoming Judge’s Injunction to Halt BLM’s New Frac Rules

BLM Appeals Wyoming Judge’s Injunction to Halt BLM’s New Frac Rules

The Department of Interior’s fracing regulations paused by Wyoming judge

A group including several states and Native American tribes filed their final briefs with a Wyoming judge today to stop new federal rules regarding hydraulic fracturing. The U.S. Department of …

Drill Rig in Alaska - Oil & Gas 360

Energy Upside: Production Begins at the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

ConocoPhillips expects peak production of 16 MBOPD from National Petroleum Reserves

Oil began to flow for the first time from Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserves this week since President Warren G. Harding dedicated the resources as an emergency supply of oil …

Wyoming Court Files Injunction against Federal Fracing Rules

Wyoming Court Files Injunction against Federal Fracing Rules

Judge Scott Skavdahl Blocks Proposed Government Regulations

The final day of September marked the end of Q3’15 for the majority of oil and gas companies. The same definitive timeframe doesn’t apply for hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands, which created a …

Wyoming Judge Temporarily Halts New BLM Regulations in Four States

Wyoming Judge Temporarily Halts New BLM Regulations in Four States

BLM head Sally Jewell says old regulations were behind the times

U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl of Wyoming granted a request by Colorado, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming to temporarily delay new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations today

while …

Colorado BLM Lease Sale Nets $32.1 Million

Colorado BLM Lease Sale Nets $32.1 Million

Over 25,000 acres of federal forest land auctioned in recent BLM sale

In its largest oil and gas lease sale in Colorado since 2008, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sold 73 parcels totaling 32,962 acres for $32.1 million last …

Colorado and North Dakota Join Wyoming in Lawsuit v. BLM Rulemaking

Colorado and North Dakota Join Wyoming in Lawsuit v. BLM Rulemaking

Three States are Suing the Federal Government to Preserve State Jurisdiction

A federal judge has decided to allow North Dakota and Colorado to join a Wyoming lawsuit that challenges new rules from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management regarding drilling …