Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission(COGCC) Director Matt Lepore, who was appointed in 2012, is stepping down effective March 1 to join private consulting firm Adamantine Energy, founded by former Colorado Oil and Gas Association chief Tisha Schuller. Julie Murphy, now assistant director for energy and minerals at the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, is taking the helm of COGCC. Gov. John Hickenlooper said Lepore had performed in “one of the most demanding jobs in state government…with style and substance that provided calm over an area often at the center of controversy…Under his leadership, Colorado developed regulations that have been used as models across the country.” Murphy has worked on the state’s policy, legal and technical issues and previously managed regulatory affairs for the COGCC. She holds a wildlife degree from Kansas State University, a master’s degree in environmental resources management from the University of South Carolina-Columbia and a law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.
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Colorado Increases Oversight on Natural Gas, Oil Flowlines
Colorado regulators this week approved comprehensive rules addressing oil and natural gas flowlines, a response to a fatal explosion last year in a Denver area neighborhood.
Colorado Regulators to Issue Oil, NatGas Flowline Rulemaking in February
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) has postponed until Feb. 13 action on the final rules for oil and natural gas flowlines after hearing testimony from stakeholders this week.
Colorado’s DJ Basin Sees Resurgence of Activity
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Colorado Proposes Operators Pressure Test, Monitor Low-Pressure Oil, Gas Flowlines
Colorado regulators have published draft rules for oil and natural gas flowlines that would no longer exempt operators from pressure testing and monitoring low-pressure pipelines, as is currently required for larger diameter systems.
Energy Industry Challenges Denver Suburb’s Oil, Gas Regulations
Two oil and natural gas industry groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging rules established in Thornton, CO, about seven miles north of Denver, claiming they conflict with existing state regulations for energy extraction.
Colorado Governor Calls for Overhauling Oil, NatGas Rules
In the aftermath of a deadly flowline explosion in Firestone last April, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday proposed a series of regulatory and legislative changes for oil and natural gas operations in the state.
Colorado Eyeing Oil, NatGas Rule Changes in Wake of Flowline Explosion
Colorado officials on Friday indicated that proposed rules for the oil and natural gas industry are coming, with some as early as this week.
Colorado Assessing E&P Flowline Data Following April Explosion
Only a “handful” of smaller operators had yet to submit requested data regarding flowlines to the state following a mandate by the governor last month, but the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) was not ready to conclude that the industry is fully complying following a fatal explosion in April of an abandoned flowline from a well sited about 170 feet from a home.
Severed NatGas Flowline Said Culprit in Fatal Colorado Blast as Governor Mandates Statewide Review
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday called for a statewide review of oil and natural gas operations after a preliminary investigation determined that an abandoned and severed unrefined natural gas flowline was linked to a fatal home explosion in Weld County.