Conservation

Alberta’s share in a projected Canadian gas drilling recovery will be slow, the province’s Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) said. The number of successful wells completed could even drop for a second straight year before an anticipated turn for the better rolls around, the agency predicted in its latest annual review of Alberta reserves.

Alberta’s share in a projected Canadian gas drilling recovery will be slow, the province’s Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) said. The number of successful wells completed could even drop for a second straight year before an anticipated turn for the better rolls around, the agency predicted in its latest annual review of Alberta reserves.

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) has conditionally approved 11 more applications for permits to drill (APD) natural gas wells near the controversial Project Rulison nuclear blast site.

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) has conditionally approved 11 more applications for permits to drill (APD) natural gas wells near the controversial Project Rulison nuclear blast site.

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) is investigating four large waste releases from natural gas and oil reserve pits near Rifle, CO, including two that apparently went unreported for two months.

Could proposed new rules of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) and initiatives to take away tax breaks drive natural gas and oil producers out of the state? Some state legislators expressed their concerns about a possible slowdown in energy development if more stringent regulations are issued, but if drilling permit applications are any indication, the oil and gas industry appears to be in the state for the long haul.

Could proposed new rules of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) and initiatives to take away tax breaks drive natural gas and oil producers out of the state? Environmental groups and the energy industry are looking to the state legislature in what may be a contentious battle between wildlife enthusiasts and energy developers.

The House Wednesday passed by a wide margin Democratic legislation that would extend tax breaks for renewable energy and energy conservation at the expense of oil and natural gas producers.

Evoking the interests of the sage grouse, four conservation groups have challenged the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Utah state office over the federal agency’s selection of 57 parcels totaling 83,000 acres for a Feb. 19 oil and gas lease sale. The nonprofit groups allege that 90% of the parcels would hurt wildlife habitat, particularly that of the sage grouse.