All Posts Tagged With: "Colorado Oil and Gas Association"
Commerce City Puts Fracking Decision on Hold
The council has taken a 30-day “timeout” from its review of whether it should ban hydraulic fracturing for six months. It wants to hear from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission as well as from industry representatives before it makes a decision on what to do longterm.
21Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedCaution on Local Fracking Policies
We’re not surprised that some Front Range counties are developing local regulations to govern oil and gas leasing as exploratory activity in the Niobrara formation begins to encroach on populated areas. Nor do we necessarily consider all such initiatives misguided. Energy development can involve noise, traffic and other activity that has an impact on a community’s quality of life. Having said that, however, we believe counties should proceed with caution.
7Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedCEN In-Depth —
The 1031 Exchange in the Oil and Gas Industry
The 1031 exchange is alive and well in the oil and gas industry, tax and financial experts said at a recent presentation, and despite the complicated and inflexible nature of the exchanges, the program is working as Congress intended.
25Jul2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
COGA Chief Backs National Industry, Says EPA Never Set Rules For Diesel Use In Fracking
Tisha Schuller, president and CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA), said the probe conducted by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and submitted to the EPA was correct in assuming the use of diesel is covered by the Safe Drinking Water Act, but fracking wasn’t addressed.
5Feb2011 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedIndustry Group Drops Lawsuit Over
Drilling Regulations
Two years ago the Colorado Oil and Gas Association filed suit against the state after then-Governor Bill Ritter signed House Bill 1292 into law. “We are confident that going forward we will have a place at the table and our concerns will be fairly considered,” Tisha Conoly, COGA Pesident and CEO said.
5Feb2011 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedXcel Lays Out Plan for Natural Gas Conversion of Metro Denver Power Plants
The proposal from the state’s largest utility, which still faces months of public input at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, would phase out coal-fired generators in Denver and Boulder — like the contentious Valmont facility pictured — and retool most units to run on cleaner natural gas.
17Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedNew COGA President Sees Momentum in State’s Oil & Gas Sector
Key for Colorado’s oil and gas industry as it emerges from the recession this year, is “a welcoming social and economic environment,” according to Tisha Conoly Schuller, who took over leadership of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association last month.
28Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedNatural Gas Executives See Good Times Ahead
The reasons for optimism — a surge in production from plentiful shale and coal bed methane formations, and the expectation that climate change legislation will increase the demand for natural gas-fired power generation.
10Dec2009 | admin | 1 comment | ContinuedJudge Rules COGA Lawsuit Against State
Can Move Forward
After months of waiting by the parties involved, the lawsuit received new momentum this week when Denver District Court Judge Herbert L. Stern III issued three rulings governing how the case would be handled and ordering that work on a briefing schedule begin.
12Nov2009 | admin | 1 comment | ContinuedCOGA Chairman Urges New Cooperation Between Industry and State Regulators
“Colorado is in the crosshairs of a national energy policy,” EnCana’s McClure said. He told energy companies and regulators to cooperate, after several years of contentious arguments between the industry and Gov. Ritter over the adoption of more restrictive drilling regulations.
5Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedJob 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 | ContinuedColorado’s Natural Gas Industry Reloads
for Senate Energy Legislation
The industry is hoping it doesn’t find itself on the outside looking in once again as the Senate debates its version of the energy bill. Armed with an estimated $80 million war chest for lobbying efforts, the support of both Colorado Senators and a newly formed Natural Gas Alliance, the sector aims to have a voice in the final legislative reckoning.
17Aug2009 | admin | 3 comments | ContinuedEnergy Industry Sues State Over New Drilling Rules
At the heart of the COGA lawsuit filing is the issue of cost. It asks whether state regulators accurately and publicly forecast what it would cost the COGCC to enforce the new rules, and whether the agency accurately forecast the cost of compliance the rules would level on companies operating in Colorado.
4May2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
