Land

One of four members of the Clatsop County (OR) Commission who is supporting a land-use change for a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal along the Columbia River was recalled by local voters Tuesday by a 2-1 margin.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposal to allow more natural gas drilling in Wyoming’s Pinedale Anticline actually would create more air pollution than would be permitted under recently announced federal air quality standards, according to BLM’s internal projections.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has slammed a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plan that would allow more natural gas wells to be drilled on the Pinedale Anticline of Wyoming. The EPA cited deficiencies in BLM’s analysis on how development would impact air quality and groundwater.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has slammed a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plan that would allow more natural gas wells to be drilled on the Pinedale Anticline of Wyoming. The EPA cited deficiencies in BLM’s analysis on how development would impact air quality and groundwater.

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.

The backer of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal on Oregon’s Columbia River said it will cost $4/MMBtu to land LNG on the West Coast. The gas supply will be more than welcomed by the market, according to speakers at a recent industry conference.

The backer of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal on Oregon’s Columbia River said it will cost $4/MMBtu to land LNG on the West Coast. The gas supply will be more than welcomed by the market, according to speakers at an industry conference.

Making good on its word to move Rocky Mountain natural gas west, El Paso Corp. filed a right-of-way application with the Bureau of Land Management last week for the Ruby Pipeline project, a 680-mile, 42-inch diameter pipeline that would begin at the Opal Hub in Wyoming and terminate at the Malin, OR, interconnect near California’s northern border. An open season is scheduled to be launched within three months, El Paso said.

Responding to protests from the governor and environmental groups, the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) office in Wyoming pulled 13 of the 229 parcels that had been scheduled for auction last Tuesday. The 13 parcels encompass about 28,500 acres in the Upper North Platte Valley near Encampment and Saratoga, WY.