Western Slope
Water Used in Hydraulic Fracturing a Small Sliver
of State’s Total
Hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas consumed less than a tenth of a percent of water used in Colorado in 2010, according to a new report prepared by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission staff with the help of the state Division of Water Resources.
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Rifle-Based Company Expands Manufacturing
Todd’s Welding Inc. has recently signed a long term lease for a 10-acre manufacturing facility located in Fruita in order to meet nationwide demand for their oil and gas equipment fabrication services.
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Group Says Study Needed on Shale Gas Health Effects
Advances in hydraulic fracturing drilling techniques have revolutionized the natural gas industry, but researchers said more must be done to evaluate what the shale boom means for the those living near wells.
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BLM extends West Slope Lease Sale Comment Period
The BLM said Tuesday it will postpone the comment deadline for the far-reaching energy lease sale in Delta and Gunnison Counties by one month to February 9th. Local governments impacted by the potential sale sought the extension.
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Encana Slams EPA Over ‘Not Factual’ Pavillion, WY, Water Draft Report
In a detailed press release to media, the energy company noted that many of the agency’s findings from its recent deep monitoring wells, including those related to any potential connection between fracking and Pavillion groundwater quality, “are conjecture, not factual, and only serve to trigger undue alarm.”
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Gas Pipeline Would Bore Beneath
Colorado River on West Slope
The proposed a 22-mile gas pipeline would run from the Divide Creek area under the Colorado River to processing facilities near Parachute. The BLM is seeking public comments on the pipeline proposal.
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Natural Gas Projected to Power Job Growth, U.S. Economy
A nationwide boom in production is set to fuel nearly 900,000 jobs and add roughly $1,000 to annual household budgets by 2015, according to a new industry study from Englewood-based IHS Global Insight. But concerns about environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing could temper the growth.
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Both Sides Find Fault in Colorado Fracking Rule
Colorado’s proposed rule requiring drillers to disclose the ingredients in their fracking fluids drew fire from both environmentalists and industry representatives at a hearing Monday. While both sides supported the basics in proposal from the state Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, each sought changes to the rule.
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REGIONAL NEWS — Garfield County Supports BLM Plan
on Oil Shale
The revised BLM plan would cut 421 square miles from the proposed 3,125 square miles allocated for possible oil shale development in the three states. The biggest area removed would be the 182-square-mile Adobe Town area in Wyoming.
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Forest Service OKs Coal Lease Expansions on West Slope
The decision helps enable expansion of underground mining. But Jeremy Nichols of the WildEarth Guardians says the decision means nearly 50 well pads and miles of associated roads will be created in the Sunset Trail roadless area.
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Rifle Housing Authority Launches Energy Efficiency Improvement Project
The event featured a CLEER (Clean Energy Economy for the Region) announcement that the organization is contributing an extra $5000 toward the Rifle Housing project, on top of the $5000 it originally granted.
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BLM Plan for Northwestern Colorado Has Critics
Representatives of the oil and gas industry say it places way too much land off limits for energy development; while environmentalists lament 90 percent of the resource area that will be opened to oil and gas drilling.
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Encana Selling West Slope Assets for $590 Million
Spokesman Doug Hock told Colorado Energy News that his company has “utilized this strategy elsewhere–including here on the Front Range, where we sold our midstream assets in Weld County a few months ago. It allows us to strengthen our balance sheet and free up capital for further exploration and production–our core competency.”
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The Other Side of the Street, Energy Cost Savings
in Grand Junction
The consumer advocacy group CoPIRG released a new report showing thousands of Colorado residents do not have access to dozens of energy saving programs because of what side of the street they live on.
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State Oil and Gas Briefs
>> Regulators Criticize El Paso County Moratorium
>> Shell’s Play Raises Local vs. State Issue
>> Bridging Gap Between Energy and Communities
>> Kodiak Shares Drop on Liquidity Concerns
>> Brownstone Energy Gets BLM Approval
BLM Releases Draft Plan for Upper
Colorado River
The draft plan covers about 505,000 acres of BLM lands and, crucially, the underlying mineral estates in the region spanning Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin, Routt and a small slice of Rio Blanco counties.
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Shale Gas = $Billions in U.S. Savings
Natural gas prices that slumped to a 10-year low this month could save U.S. consumers $16.5 billion on home energy bills over the course of a year, according to a senior economist at the U.S. Federal Reserve. Projected over several years, the savings could exceed any proposed tax cut.
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