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Energy Plays Key Role in State of the Union

For the third year in a row energy played a central role in President Obama’s State of the Union address, with the president leaning hard this year on the twin themes of increased domestic oil and gas production and the need to invest more in renewable sources.

admin | January 25th, 2012 | Continued

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Millions at Stake for Wyoming in
Natural Gas Price

Natural gas prices will remain below $4 for the next three years, resulting in less revenue for the state and local communities like Laramie, according to a statewide report released this month.

admin | January 24th, 2012 | Continued

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Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Shale Gas Development — A Special Report From the Bipartisan Policy Center

The in depth study articulates opportunities associated with newly accessible and economically recoverable domestic shale gas resources, and highlights the critical need to develop those resources efficiently and responsibly.

admin | January 23rd, 2012 | Continued

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EPA Seeks Pavillion Peer Review Panel

The agency is looking for experts to review a controversial draft report released last month that linked drilling operations in Pavillion, Wyoming, to water contamination in the area. Encana, the operator of the natural gas field, had requested a peer review of EPA’s findings.

admin | January 18th, 2012 | Continued

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Coal To Natural Gas - It’s Happening Now
in the Power Industry

The most optimistic projections describe an abundant domestic energy source that will create enormous numbers of jobs and lead to cleaner skies. Nationwide, the electricity generated by gas-fired plants has risen by more than 50 percent over the last decade, while coal-fired generation has declined slightly.

admin | January 16th, 2012 | Continued

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Wyoming Revenue Projections Down
$100 Million

Continued lower natural gas prices could force state lawmakers to impose spending cuts on state agencies in the legislative session that starts next month, Gov. Matt Mead said Friday. Because of the lower revenue projects, lawmakers will undoubtedly push agencies to trim their existing budgets.

admin | January 14th, 2012 | Continued

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BLM approves Chevron’s Expansion Plan in Western Wyoming

The BLM said it authorized Chevron to expand Table Rock Field 40 miles east of Rock Springs. The plan calls for 33 shallow new oil wells and 20 deep gas wells, and as many as 35 water injection wells. Chevron also got approval to convert 18 existing wells to water injection wells.

26Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyo Infrastructure Authority Winter Meeting Set

Topics to be covered include Energy Gateway Project, TransWest Express Project, Zephyr Project and the Wyoming Colorado Intertie Project. The date is January 31 at the Snow King Resort in Jackson.

26Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Carbon County OKs $545M in bonds for Wyoming
Coal-to-Gas Plant

The commissioners voted to support the issue of $245 million in tax-exempt bonds, as well as $300 million in state industrial development bonds, to fund the plant. The project calls for a site near Medicine Bow by a subsidiary of
Houston-based DKRW Advanced Fuels.

20Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Oil & Gas CFOs Cite Unconventional Energy Sources as Greatest Investment in 2012

The discovery of new resource plays such as the Niobrara here in Wyoming and Colorado is driving overall oil and gas industry growth in 2012, according to a new study released by BDO USA, LLP. Energy executives are focusing their attention and capital on unconventional resources.

11Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Encana Wants More Time from EPA to Respond to Water Contamination Report

Last Friday the energy company sent a letter to Paul Antastas, assistant administrator of the EPA’s Office of Research and Development. In it, Encana asked the EPA to lengthen the 45-day comment period — which is set to expire on January 27 — for comments on a report the agency issued last month on its study of groundwater contamination near the town of Pavillion.

10Jan2012 | 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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Forecast for Energy Efficiency in 2012:
Mostly Sunny

Looking forward into 2012, I see more reasons for optimism than pessimism. Many states and utilities are committed to ramping up their energy efficiency programs this year and even more are considering similar steps.

8Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Oil and Gas officials: Safety Report is
a Call to Action

Nearly all of the state’s oil and gas industry deaths were due to a failure to follow existing safety procedures, former state occupational epidemiologist Timothy Ryan said in a memo last month to Gov. Matt Mead.

6Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued