Six would-be ballot measures aimed at restricting oil and natural gas development were submitted to the Colorado Secretary of State on Tuesday by an anti-drilling group that sponsored a failed measure in 2018.
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Colorado Air Regulators Propose Cracking Down on Oil, Gas Wellsite Emissions
Colorado regulators on Thursday moved to expand oversight on oil and natural gas wellsites by proposing to step up inspections and place limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
December 20, 2019
Colorado PUC Launches Review of Performance-Based Regulations
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) last week launched a review on performance-based regulation in response to a new state law signed by the governor earlier this year.
December 12, 2019
Federal Oil, Gas Leasing Terms in Colorado Said to Cost Government Billions
The U.S. government has missed out on billions of dollars of revenue from overly generous and outdated terms for oil and gas leases on federal land in Colorado, according to a report by the Taxpayers for Common Sense advocacy group.
December 3, 2019
Colorado Strengthens Oversight of Flowline Mapping, Well Abandonment
As a first in a series of steps required under state Senate Bill 181, Colorado regulators on Thursday adopted protective flowline rules for mapping and abandoning flowlines linked to more than 16,000 oil and gas wells.
November 22, 2019
Colorado Drilling Regulations May Cause ‘Significant Delays’ in Permitting, Says PDC
Changes to the way oil and natural gas drilling is permitted in Colorado may lead to “significant delays” in permitting and other necessary approvals for developing the Wattenberg field in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin, according to PDC Energy Inc. management.
November 11, 2019
Colorado NatGas Line Explosion in ’17 Blamed on Incomplete Documentation
Incomplete and unsafe abandonment of natural gas well flow lines, as well as local rules that allowed homes to be built on or adjacent to a former production field with incomplete documentation contributed to two deaths in April 2017 when a home exploded in Firestone, CO, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
October 30, 2019
Stricter Colorado Oil, Gas Drilling Rules Expected Following New Health Study
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) plans to bolster oil and natural gas drilling regulations in response to a health study by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).
October 18, 2019
Colorado Proposes More Stringent Flowline Regulations
As planned, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) is proposing to beef up oversight of oil and gas flowlines following a tragic incident in Firestone two years ago.
October 14, 2019
Energy Industry Balking at Colorado’s Proposed Air Quality Regulations
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) submitted last Thursday a request for a hearing on proposals that would impact air emissions associated with oil and gas production, changes the industry was quick to challenge.
September 23, 2019
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