Rifle

Colorado Oil and Gas Commission Investigates Drilling Releases

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.

March 10, 2008

Watkins Crafts Tax Relief Bill for Producers

Rep. Wes Watkins (R-OK) introduced legislation Wednesday thatwould provide marginal well tax relief for oil and natural gasproducers. This is a “rifle shot approach,” and is not seen as acompanion to the measure on the same issue that Sen. Kay BaileyHutchinson (R-TX) is expected to sponsor later this week.

April 2, 1998