All Posts Tagged With: "Dave Neslin"
State Honors Outstanding Oil and Gas Operations
Williams Production RMT, Encana Oil & Gas (USA) and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation were each recognized today by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for operational excellence in a range of oil and gas-related programs during 2009.
12Jul2010 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
Garfield County Wants State to Reconsider
Drilling Concerns
Garfield County’s oil and gas liaison, Judy Jordon, argues that the state is more interested in discrediting consultant and geologist, Geoffrey Thyne, than resolving issues around drilling in the West Divide Creek area south of Silt.
15Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ritter’s Oil and Gas Rules One Year Later
Both sides would very much like to see changes to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission rules that were so hotly debated prior to enactment. Whether those changes are pursued in another COGCC rulemaking process or in the State Legislature next session depends largely on what happens politically in November.
4Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
BLM Gives OK for Drilling Near Rulison Blast Site
In its environmental assessment of the Noble drilling plan, the agency said both the state and the DOE are adequately addressing issues surrounding the natural gas development near Project Rulison. It will, however, ask the Energy Department to provide long-term monitoring of one of the proposed wells.
22Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Commission Expands Drilling Permit to Two-Years
Doug Hock, a spokesperson for EnCana Oil & Gas, which has major drilling operations in Colorado, said his company welcomes the decision “because it brings consistency between the federal and state permitting periods which, from a businss planning perspective, makes sense.”
2Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
The Colorado Energy News Interview –
Dave Neslin of the Colorado Oil and Gas
Conservation Commission
The Executive Director of the state agency in charge of regulating the energy industry tackles several issues in this exclusive Q&A with CEN Editor David Hill, including the investigation of water well contamination on the West Slope; how companies are complying with the new drilling regs — and much more.
21Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
GOP Leaders Call on State to Extend
Energy-Exploration Permits for Bolstering Economy
Penry and Gardner are asking the Ritter administration to extend the shelf life of the Application for Permit to Drill to two years — a move that may already be under consideration, based on comments made last week by COGCC Executive Director Dave Neslin.
27Aug2009 | admin | 5 comments | Continued
Oil and Gas Companies Honored for Environmental,
Community Efforts
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has honored five oil and gas operators for their efforts to improve the state’s environment, protect rare species and support the communities in which they work. Williams Production Company, Occidental Oil and Gas, Rosetta Resources, EnCana and Noble Energy each received recognition.
20Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Lawmakers Question Gas Development Near Rulison
Prompted by Garfield County, Colorado’s two U.S. senators and Rep. John Salazar are pressing federal and state officials for answers to questions regarding natural gas development near the Project Rulison underground nuclear blast site.
9Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
COGCC Amends Rules to Eliminate Right of Appeal for State Agencies
The new rules require the COGCC to consult with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Division of Wildlife when proposed activities could adversely impact public health or important wildlife resources, respectively.
7May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Energy 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
COGCC UPDATE — Neslin Tabbed to Lead Agency
Neslin will assume the leadership mantle of the state agency for which he has served as the acting director since late 2007. During that time he has overseen sweeping changes to the regulations governing oil and gas in Colorado.
4Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
State, Industry Remain at Odds Over New Oil and Gas Rules
Energy companies have contended that the nearly 100 new rules should be phased in gradually instead of the “all in” deadline set by the commission. This would give more time for training oil and gas personnel on the myriad of new regs under which they will be operating.
9Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
We need to promote export terminals to liquify and ship natural gas to markets in Asia and Euroupe. The US ...
Natural Gas can be consumed so efficiently that the WATER can even be recovered from the combusted exhaust gases.
Going ...
Lack of funding is a serious obstacle for implementation of audit recommendations. Even small rebates will have little impact ...
Re: Natural gas generation wasn’t included in the final analysis but is generally assumed to emit about half as much ...
Disclosure MIGHT prevent pollution if there was a watchdog agency that ruled yes or no on particular chemicals before they ...
Having just read Tom Gray's article 'Fred Udo's bogus numbers' I get the feeling I haven't understood whats going on. ...
I agree with you kirsch. I knew this article had the stench of industry money as soon add I read ...
Can someone explain how disclosure prevents pollution? They can still release air toxins and they are still not held ...