All Posts Tagged With: "Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission"

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Oil and Gas Industry Poll: Longmont’s Drilling Rules Lack Broad Support

Coming one one day before the final Longmont City Council vote on adopting new drilling rules, the phone survey shows 46 percent of respondents supported local regulation of oil and gas, while 42 percent opposed it, a gap just outside the 3.83 percent margin of error.

22May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Task Force on Oil and Gas Regs Leave Unanswered Questions for Some

While members of the group appointed by Governor Hickenlooper discussed jurisdictional issues regarding substantive regulations, they determined that drawing bright lines between state and local jurisdictional authority was neither realistic nor productive.

23Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State Agencies Set Public Meetings on
Oil and Gas Development

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission said the meetings will provide information about the regulatory roles of state agencies and existing regulations governing oil and gas development.

8Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Regional Update — Wyoming Groups Sue Over
Fracking Fluids

Since Wyoming adopted regulations that require well operators to disclose identities of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, the Commission has approved some 50 chemical secrecy requests by Halliburton and other service companies.

28Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Report: Colorado Oil, Gas Regulators ‘Inadequate,’ Not Enforcing Rules

Citing hundreds of spills last year and only five assessed fines, Gwen Lachelt, the director of Earthworks’ Oil & Gas Accountability Project said, “Right now, the COGCC’s rules, like its mission statement, are just empty words on a page” … a conclusion strongly disputed by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

22Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Hickenlooper Looking Outside the Capital for
Oil and Gas Oversight

Spokesman Eric Brown said Hickenlooper is working with representatives of local governments and House Speaker Frank McNulty to create a group of stakeholders to talk about the issue and “explore a collaborative approach.”

26Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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GOP Drilling Proposal Defeated in Colorado Senate

Republican Sen. Ted Harvey’s measure was at least the fourth bill related to drilling that has been defeated this year. Both Democratic and Republican proposals have been rejected … Some Democrats, including Gov. John Hickenlooper, have said the state needs to take precedence when it comes to oil and gas drilling.

17Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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El Paso County Modifies Proposed Drilling Regs

After concerns from county commissioners and a warning letter from the Attorney General’s Office about El Paso County’s proposed oil and gas regulations, county planning staff have come up with a revised proposal for the commission to consider at its Jan. 31 meeting.

27Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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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.

10Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Colorado Regulators Approve Nation’s Toughest Disclosure Rule for Fracking Fluids

The Colorado Oil and Gas Commission today unanimously adopted the rule after last-minute negotiations among environmental groups, industry and state regulators. “The level of detail required in this rule is much greater than other states require,” said Mike Freeman, an attorney for the environmental law group Earthjustice.

13Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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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.

7Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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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.

6Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Grand Valley Citizens Group Challenges COGCC

Grand Valley Citizens Alliance vs Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) was argued in front of the Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday. At stake is whether landowners, citizens and community groups in Colorado can directly request a public hearing with the
COGCC on matters of oil and gas development.

30Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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