All Posts Tagged With: "Rio Blanco County"
BLM Plan for Northwestern Colorado Has Critics
Representatives of the oil and gas industry say it places way too much land off limits for energy development; while environmentalists lament 90 percent of the resource area that will be opened to oil and gas drilling.
19Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedBLM Colorado’s First Online Lease Sale In the Books
The Agency conducted the online auction as a one-time test authorized by Congress to assess its feasibility. It will analyze the sale results and report to Congress in coming months. The next lease sale on Nov. 12 will revert back to the traditional on-site format and be held at the BLM’s Lakewood office.
22Sep2009 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedExxonMobil Ramping Up Projects in Piceance Basin
Mike Smith, the energy giant’s Piceance project manager, said it could be producing at its new total capacity of 250 million cubic feet per day within a couple of years. The company also announced a contribution of $590,000 to the Meeker School District to improve math and science education.
24Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued