The Senate unanimously passed two economic relief measures forindependent oil and gas producers on Tuesday. The bad news,however, is that the initiatives are part of a supplementalspending bill that President Clinton has threatened to veto becausethe expenditures – mostly for foreign aid efforts – would cut intospending for domestic programs that he supports.
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Coal Bed Gas Bill Salvages Drilling Programs
Western Gas Resources said the coal bed methane legislationpassed last week by Congress and forwarded to the White House forsignature should put its drilling operation in the Powder RiverBasin back on track. The company, along with partner BarrettResources, planned a massive drilling program in the basin thisyear that included drilling 400 wells and 500 more next year, butan appellate court decision forced the companies to put their planson hold.
October 21, 1998
Coalbed Methane Legislation Passed
Coalbed methane leaseholders in Wyoming and across the nationhave been saved from “suffering extensive economic trauma,” Sens.Craig Thomas and Mike Enzi and Rep. Barbara Cubin said in a jointstatement yesterday.
October 16, 1998
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