All Posts Tagged With: "Colorado natural gas industry"
China Firm to Pay $570M for Oil and Gas Interests in Colorado and Wyoming
Cnooc Ltd., the country’s biggest oil and natural gas producer, is purchasing a one-third interest in Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s 800,000 leased acres in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin, and the Powder River area of southeast Wyoming.
31Jan2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Encana Selling Fort Lupton Natural Gas Plant
Western Gas Partners is paying roughly $303 million for the purchase, which also includes five natural gas gathering pipeline systems and associated compression facilities.
18Jan2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
In Their Own Words — Hickenlooper Vs. McInnis Transcript
McInnis: We have so many Colorado products, we have such a great future ahead if, in fact, we get the right leadership in place. Whether it’s clean coal, whether it’s solar, natural gas. Now we’ve got significant oil finds.
30Jun2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
In-Depth — Hydraulic Fracturing:
A View From Down Under
The technique in shale gas extraction is taking on added importance from both an industry and policy perspective. Amidst this backdrop, Colorado Energy News checks in with the CEO of a tech company using advanced realtime GIS systems to monitor underground fracturing processes.
20May2010 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
Williams Cuts Natural Gas Production on West Slope
Tulsa-based Williams Cos. said its Piceance Basin natural-gas production was reduced over the past 12 months by 11 percent to 632 million cubic feet a day in the first quarter of 2010.
6May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ruby Pipeline Wins Fed Approval for Moving
Rockies Natural Gas to West Coast
The nearly 700-mile long pipeline received support from the Ritter Administration which asked the FERC early last year to approve the project, citing the acute need to enhance infrastructure for moving natural gas to domestic markets.
6Apr2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
National Media Coverage –
Xcel-erating Natural Gas in Colorado
The state’s largest utility has come to an agreement with the state government where it would retire coal plants powering about 900 megawatts by 2017 and replace them with natural gas-fired power. This move will mean a 30 percent reduction in Xcel’s Colorado coal fleet and a cut of as much as 5 million tons a year in carbon pollution.
29Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
New Concerns Over Possible Methane Gas Leak Near Silt
The state is investigating the possibility that methane from natural gas development leaked into two domestic water wells in an area that the COGCC previously investigated in connection with the West Divide Creek gas seep of 2004.
28Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Preempt EPA Emission Rules for Front Range
The bipartisan legislation seeks to replace coal-fired power plants with cleaner-gas driven facilities. Supporters hope it will boost the state’s NG industry and prevent the EPA from imposing emission rules of its own for bringing the Front Range into compliance with federal clean air standards.
16Mar2010 | admin | 5 comments | Continued
The Politics of Natural Gas: Ignoring the Obvious
Expanding its role in the nation’s energy landscape should be a policy priority because it is one of the least expensive and biggest payback options on the table. It makes more sense for the $8 billion heading to the nuclear industry to be spent, instead, on developing more natural gas fueling locations, and converting city, county and state fleets to CNG power.
17Feb2010 | admin | 5 comments | Continued
West Slope Natural Gas Tracks –
>> Garfield County May Disband Energy Advisory Board
>> Panel Says NG Fueling Stations Needed in Area
>> Is McInnis Denying Reality of Gas Regs?
>> Martin: GarCo Blundered by Drilling Monitoring Wells
>> ConocoPhillips: Natural Gas Solutions Being Ignored
>> GS Firm Gets Grant for Methane Emissions Study in China
Natural Gas Production Sparks New Outcry
The natural gas industry in the West would seem to have enough problems already, with gas prices at record lows and a more restrictive set of regulations promulgated by the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission having taken effect this year. But now, this supposedly green source of electricity is coming in for renewed, intense scrutiny for its environmental impacts.
19Oct2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Job Rhetoric on Rise as Debate Heats Up Over
Fed Regulation on Gas Industry
From Boulder to Grand Junction, the debate over natural gas versus coal, looming federal regulation of both power sources and what it all means for energy sector jobs across Colorado is heating up.
21Sep2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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