New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has appealed a decision by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to allow oil and gas drilling on the state’s Otero Mesa, which he said would impact groundwater and grassland. If the plan is not scrubbed, he said that the state will consider legal action.
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BLM: Utah Lease Sale Draws Record Nominations
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reported that high oil and gas prices and a strong interest in exploration and development led to record nominations in its June oil and gas lease sale in Utah. Total nominations covered more than 398,000 acres, two-thirds of which were outside historical core producing areas. The Utah BLM plans to offer 281,253 acres (164 parcels) for lease at the quarterly sale.
June 7, 2004
BLM: Utah Lease Sale Draws Record Nominations
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reported that high oil and gas prices and a strong interest in exploration and development led to a record amount of nominations in its June oil and gas lease sale in Utah. Total nominations covered more than 398,000 acres, two-thirds of which were outside historical core producing areas. The Utah BLM plans to offer 281,253 acres (164 parcels) for lease at the quarterly sale.
June 4, 2004
Environmental Groups Sue BLM Over Barrett’s Utah Exploration Project
Multiple environmental groups are suing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for authorizing Bill Barrett Corp. to conduct the Stone Cabin 3-D seismic gas exploration project on the West Tavaputs Plateau of eastern Utah this summer, possibly endangering cultural resources, such as rock art, cliff dwellings and other structures in nearby Nine Mile Canyon.
May 3, 2004
Environmental Groups Sue BLM Over Barrett’s Utah Exploration Project; BLM Fights Back
Multiple environmental groups are suing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for authorizing Bill Barrett Corp. to conduct the Stone Cabin 3-D seismic gas exploration project on the West Tavaputs Plateau of eastern Utah this summer, possibly endangering cultural resources, such as rock art, cliff dwellings and other structures in nearby Nine Mile Canyon.
April 27, 2004
EnCana Wants to Add Gas Wells in Piceance Basin
EnCana Corp. has filed a plan with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to add 1,200 natural gas wells in a 14,000 acre region of the Piceance Basin. The plan calls for up to 125 well pads and 1,240 gas wells.
February 23, 2004
Environmental Groups Sue to Block BLM’s Alaska Leasing Plan
Environmental groups last week filed a lawsuit to block the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed plan to open 8.8 million acres in the northwestern National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas leasing.
February 23, 2004
Environmental Groups Sue to Block BLM’s Alaska Leasing Plan
Environmental groups this week filed a lawsuit to block the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed plan to open 8.8 million acres in the northwestern National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas leasing.
February 19, 2004
BLM Budget Promises More Processing Fees, Little Else for Producers
The Bush administration’s proposed budget of $1.7 billion for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in 2005, a $53 million increase from 2004, has little that’s new in it for the natural gas industry. It does more for the renewable energy sector than for non-renewable resources.
February 9, 2004
BLM Budget Promises More Processing Fees, Little Else for Producers
The Bush administration’s proposed budget of $1.7 billion for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in 2005, a $53 million increase from 2004, has little that’s new in it for the natural gas industry. It does more for the renewable energy sector than for non-renewable resources.
February 5, 2004
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