All Posts Tagged With: "Weld County"

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Northern Colorado UPDATES —
Weld County Tour to Debunk Oil, Gas Myths
Advanced Energy Sets Efficiency Rating Mark

Commissioners said the tour will combat ‘disinformation about fracking’ and other industry practices. Meanwhile, Advanced Energy Industries announced its 500kW Solaron PV Inverters achieved a 98 percent efficiency rating that is a financial and business milestone, according to the company.

11May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Marathon Sells $270M Stake in Niobrara to Japanese Firm

The deal calls for Marubeni to get a 30 percent stake in Marathon’s 180,000 acres in the DJ Basin of Colorado and Wyoming. The Houston-based company is already conducting seismic testing of its acreage and expects to start eight to 12 exploratory wells by the end of this year.

7Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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The Niobrara Energy Park Project — Could This Hybrid Be the Future of Energy in Colorado?

The 640-acre project will integrate natural gas and renewable energy generation facilities, including solar and wind energy, with data centers and energy research. With zoning approvals in place, the greenfield project is now process-shovel-ready.

24Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Building Community Relationships in Northern Colorado

In 2010, Encana invested nearly $2 million in the state, and through partnerships with nonprofits and local municipalities, the company contributed more than $393,000 in northeast Colorado.

17Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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County WIRE

WELD — Record Oil and Gas Lease Sale
GARFIELD — Property Owner a ‘No-Show’ at Hearing
PARK — Groups Want Oil and Gas Leases Nullified
ALAMOSA — Greater Sandhill Solar Plant Commissioned
EL PASO — FedEx Data Center Leads in Efficiency
BOULDER — Meeting Highlights State’s Cleantech Edge

17Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Important Updates From Around the State –

>> Weld County Energy Park Proposed
>> Uranium Mill Gets Final Regulatory Approval
>> Trinidad Wants Out of Lamar Coal Plant
>> Radioactive Water From Local Drilling Not Likely
>> New Well Casing Regulations Under Consideration

10Mar2011 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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Recovery Energy Snaps Up DJ Basin Leases

The Denver-based energy company said it has applied for permits to drill four horizontal wells targeting the Niobrara oil shale. It plans to begin its drilling program early in the second quarter of this year.

2Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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‘Gasland’ Reality Check

The images from the Gasland film were alarming: flammable faucets and brackish water. But late last week, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission released a statement at a meeting in Durango, saying two of the three Weld County water wells Director Fox examined contained “biogenic” gas unrelated to oil and gas activity. What’s more, unintended consequences of the ‘Gasland effects’ include taxpayer money going to an increase in water-well monitoring instead of plugging old wells, according to Christi Zeller of the La Plata Energy Council.

24Jan2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Delta Sells Non-Core Assets in Colorado and Elsewhere

The Denver-based oil and gas company’s $130 million deal with Wapiti includes all of its 31% working interest in the Garden Gulch field in the Piceance Basin and DJ Basin fields in Weld County.

27Jul2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Weld County Approves ‘Manure Energy’ Plant

Using 24 covered anaerobic digesters, the solid waste disposal site will turn cattle manure into a gas that could supply power to as many as 22,000 homes.

22Jul2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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RES Americas Closes on Its Largest Deal —
Sells Cedar Point Wind Project to Enbridge

The Broomfield-based company, one of Colorado’s more prominent New Energy tenants, has inked a $500M agreement with Enbridge to own and operate the 250-megawatt Cedar Point Wind Energy Project east of Denver. Vestas plants in the state will manufacture wind turbines for the project.

29Jun2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Rex Energy in Denver/Julesburg Basin Play

The company has leased or farmed-in approximately 20,000 net acres in the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Weld County, and says it intends to explore for oil from the Niobrara Shale.

7Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Xcel Energy to Purchase 250 MW from New Wind Farm in Weld County

Although the site is not far from a Vestas Wind Systems blade-manufacturing plant in Windsor, BP Wind Energy said it will use turbines manufactured outside of Colorado by GE and Nordex because of existing contracts.

20May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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