Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) on Thursday criticized efforts by environmental groups to derail oil and natural gas development in the state and predicted two potential amendments to the constitution won’t make the November ballot.
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Colorado Oil, Gas Ballot Proposals Submitted For Verification by State
Two oil/natural gas ballot measures in Colorado that are strongly opposed by the industry were submitted to state officials for signature verification on Monday, the state imposed deadline for submittal.
BLM to Review Proposed Drilling Project on NPR-Alaska
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Monday it will conduct environmental review for a proposed oil and gas production well in the 23 million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). If approved, the Greater Mooses Tooth-2 (GMT2) project would be the second oil and gas development project authorized on federal lands in the NPR-A.
House Hearing Dissects Mancos Shale, Criticizes BLM
The turnaround in natural gas reserve prospects within the Mancos Shale of Colorado’s Piceance Basin gained further amplification Tuesday during testimony before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
U.S. Energy Corp. Buying Interest in Wattenberg Development Program
U.S. Energy Corp. (USEG) plans to dip its toes in the Niobrara-Denver Julesburg (DJ) Basin, with a $9.6 million deal to participate in development in the Wattenberg Field in Weld County, CO.
Quebec Prepares to Drill, Frack Its Utica Shale
After being excluded from Quebec for six years by a drilling moratorium, natural gas suppliers saw June mark a turning point toward access to French Canadian cousins of shale formations in the northeastern United States.
Newfield’s STACK Exceeds Production Estimates, with Well Costs Now ‘Company Best’
Newfield Exploration Co. has increased its production guidance for the second quarter and the full year, crediting the Anadarko Basin’s stacked reservoirs for exceeding expectations yet again.
People — Keith Meyer
The Alaska Gasline Development Corp.(AGDC) has appointed Keith M. Meyerpresident following a five-month search to replace Dan Fauske, who resigned. Meyer has more than 35 years of industry experience, including 15 years focused on liquefied natural gas (LNG) initiatives. He has managed the development of large-scale infrastructure projects spanning four continents to include LNG terminals, natural gas pipelines, power plants, gas liquids plants, storage, and gas separation projects. He joins AGDC from LNG America, an energy logistics company he founded in 2008 to provide end-to-end LNG distribution solutions to increase the use of LNG as a fuel source within the marine, transportation and other high-horsepower industries. Meyer was previously president of Cheniere LNGwhere he oversaw the development of the Sabine Pass receiving terminal in Louisiana. He has also worked for CMS Energy Inc.and ANR Pipeline Co.Meyer takes the helm of AGDC following the state of Alaska’s $65 million acquisition of TransCanada Corp.’s interest in the Alaska LNGproject (see Daily GPI,Nov. 5, 2015). AGDC holds the state’s 25% interest in the 20 million tonne per annum LNG export project, which is completing a $400 million preliminary front-end engineering design phase this year.
Pennsylvania Company Sues DRBC, Challenges Authority to Regulate NatGas Development
A small Northeast Pennsylvania-based company has stepped up to challenge the Delaware River Basin Commission’s (DRBC) longstanding ban on horizontal hydraulic fracturing in the 13,539-square mile watershed, arguing in a lawsuit filed in federal court this month that it lacks authority to regulate oil and natural gas development.
Ohio Landowners Urge BLM to Act on Wayne National Forest Oil/Gas Leases
Private landowners in Ohio’s Wayne National Forest are growing increasingly restive with the federal government’s four-year effort to lease parts of the forest for shale drilling, with two mineral rights organizations recently criticizing ongoing delays and urging a variety of stakeholders to file public comments.