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Coalbed methane (CBM) drilling operations in the Fortification Creek area of the Powder River Basin west of Gillette, WY, have been halted to allow the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) time to review how natural gas development may impact a prized elk herd inhabiting the region. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Williams both are working on CBM projects in the area.

Last year global concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide — the main long-lived greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere — reached the highest levels recorded since pre-industrial times, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), an agency of the United Nations (UN).

A natural gas producer group and interstate gas pipeline association separately stepped up the pressure on Capitol Hill lawmakers Monday by calling for an expansion of the role of natural gas in climate change legislation.

Nine nationwide projects designed to improve water resource management practices at shale gas and coalbed methane (CBM) drilling sites were given a green light to move forward with funding from the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). The projects come at an opportune time as state and federal regulators scrutinize hydraulic fracturing at oil and gas drilling sites (see related stories).

Nine nationwide projects designed to improve water resource management practices at shale gas and coalbed methane (CBM) drilling sites were given a green light to move forward with funding from the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).

Colorado’s coalbed methane (CBM) producers will have another year to comply with new state groundwater regulations under legislation signed by Gov. Bill Ritter last week.

Colorado’s coalbed methane (CBM) producers will have another year to comply with new state groundwater regulations under legislation signed by Gov. Bill Ritter this week.

Pinnacle Gas Resources Inc., a junior explorer that focuses on coalbed methane (CBM) resources in the Rocky Mountains, has sold some undeveloped acreage and gas gathering assets in Wyoming for $3.2 million. Some of the proceeds will be used to pay down debt.

The coalbed methane (CBM) play in the Atlantic Rim of Wyoming continues to pay dividends for Denver-based Double Eagle Petroleum Corp., which Wednesday reported a record 230% increase in 4Q2008 production over the same period of 2007.