All Posts Tagged With: "BLM"

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Forest Managers Propose New Plan for
Oil and Gas Drilling

It would cut off roughly 1.5 million acres of land in the White River National Forest to drilling that had been previously approved in the early 1990’s. The proposal would also bar oil and gas drilling on roadless national forests, but would allow for companies to drill directionally from adjacent, existing roads.

5Jul2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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North Park Lease Sale Good News or a Dud — Depending on Who You Ask

The BLM’s controversial lease sale of parcels in Northern Colorado netted only two bids out of 11 total offered. About 1,470 acres of the full 11,073 up for lease in the area were bid on. Conservation, hunting and wildlife groups have strongly opposed opening the area to more drilling.

14May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Colorado BLM Again Gets Low Bids on Lease Sale

For the second straight time, Colorado’s Bureau of Land Management’s quarterly oil and gas lease sale yielded some of the lowest monetary results in decades.

14Feb2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Western Slope O&G Update –

>> WILLIAMS TO EXPAND PICEANCE BASIN OPERATIONS
Company upping rig count from eight to 12 in 2010.
>> COGCC: BATTLEMENT HEALTH STUDY NOT PRESSING
Neslin says it’s too early to commit to baseline health study.
>> NO AGREEMENT ON ROAN GAS DEVELOPMENT
Another meeting is planned prior to January 15.

27Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Geothermal Leases in Colorado Will Have to Wait

The BLM has announced it is delaying what was to be the first auction of geothermal leases in Colorado. Federal officials say they need more time to resolve questions about the potential impact of geothermal development on water and property rights.

9Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Federal Audit Finds BLM Must Do More to Combat
Fraudulent Lease Bids

Department officials are confident the proposed measures will reduce the risk of bad-faith bidders from interfering with auctions, still, the inspector general recommends several additional steps, including establishing a nationwide ban on persons or companies that have defaulted on repeated parcels from participating in BLM auctions.

8Sep2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Bush Drilling Program Left Huge Backlog
of Contested Leases in Rocky Mountains

The federal government is holding a boatload of money for leases it auctioned and sold but hasn’t issued — “It’s just crazy that the government, because of bureaucratic delays, is sitting on that kind of money,” said Kathleen Sgamma of the Denver-based Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States.

10Aug2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Bids are Low on BLM’s Latest Colorado
Oil and Gas Lease Sale

The Denver auction of 11,257 acres came after the BLM and the U.S. Forest Service withdrew most of the 130,000 acres originally intended for sale in response to concerns raised by environmental groups.

13Feb2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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BLM Seeks Public’s Input on Gas Drilling Near Silt

The Kokopelli Master Development Plan on Jolley Mesa south of Silt includes plans to drill up to 186 wells over four-to-seven years from six proposed and 10 existing well pads.

16Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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BLM Finalizes Rules on Oil Shale Development

The agency acknowledges that commercial development of oil shale will not begin until it is technologically viable, which is not expected for several years. The new regulations will provide a basis for decisions, as “rules of the road” for the large investment that will be necessary.

18Nov2008 | admin | 3 comments | Continued