Archive for December, 2008

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2009 Energy Outlook: How Supply, Demand
Will Affect Prices

Oil prices have become something of a contrarian indicator for alternative energy. While some analysts say demand, and therefore prices, will continue to be depressed because of the economy, others say OPEC’s plan to cut supplies will cause prices to increase later in the year.

29Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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EnCana, Questar Reducing Drilling Operations in State

Slumping energy prices and lack of pipeline capacity are contributing to the downturn. However, spokesmen with Questar Corp. and EnCana Corp. say the changes will not mean any job losses among their Wyoming employees.

25Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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IPAMS Stresses Role of Natural Gas in Energy Economy

The “peak gas” argument has been obliterated. “For the foreseeable future (10 -20 years) we unequivocally have ample reserves to make natural gas the focus of our energy economy,” Porter Bennet of Bentek told his audience.

25Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Luca Technologies Raises $76 Million for Coal Gasification

The Golden, Colorado-based company has developed technology to use micro-organisms to revive old coal seams and natural gas wells. The micro-organisms are used to break down coal into methane underground.

25Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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NREL, Solar Industry Launch Precision Measuring Network

The improved information gathered by the network — “bankable data” — will be incorporated into computer models to determine the most efficient locations for utility-scale solar energy conversion projects such as concentrated solar power plants.

21Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Updated Oil and Gas Wildlife Recommendations Released

The draft document summarizes recent findings concerning wildlife impacts from oil and gas development and provides recommendations on mitigation actions for lands administered by state and federal agencies.

19Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Western Sportsmen Want Energy Development Balanced with Habitat Protection

A new poll released Thursday by Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development (SFRED) shows hunters and anglers in the Rocky Mountain West are not willing to sacrifice fish and game resources to unchecked oil and gas extraction in their state.

19Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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More Energy Companies Tying Executive
Pay to Performance

49 percent of oil and gas company CFO’s say their executive compensation programs are now more closely tied to performance than they were before new proxy disclosure rules became effective.

16Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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What to Expect from Obama’s Coming Energy Initiatives

A Guest Commentary from Andrew R. Fellon

On January 20, a new era in U.S. energy policy will begin. President-elect Obama promises a profound shift in emphasis, and involvement, in the energy industry by the federal government. With it will come changes in regulations, tax laws and spending initiatives that will impact virtually every industry in America. Barack Obama’s energy policy is based on his belief that that United States must become more energy efficient, more environmentally responsible, and less reliant on foreign oil. While other presidents have had similar goals, Obama has made it clear that energy reform will be a centerpiece of his administration.

14Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Questar, EnCana Reduce Drilling in Wyoming

A lack of pipeline capacity and low prices are forcing the two energy companies to scale back their drilling activity but the changes will not mean any job losses among their Wyoming employees.

13Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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The Oil Shale Chronicles:
Groups Want Obama to Reverse Bush

Conservation organizations are asking President-elect Barack Obama to reverse the Bush administration’s efforts to speed oil shale development in southern Wyoming, western Colorado and eastern Utah.

8Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Anschutz Moving Forward With Wind Project Despite Economy

“Nothing has really changed,” said an Anschutz spokesperson. “We’re still pursuing the power line and the wind farm in Woming. The area is one of the best wind corridors in the United States.”

8Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wind Power Spurring Land Rush in SE Wyoming

A quiet land rush is under way among the buttes of southeastern Wyoming, and it is changing the local rancher culture. The whipping winds cursed by descendants of the original homesteaders now have real value for out-of-state developers who dream of wind farms or of selling the rights to
bigger companies.

4Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Gov Lauds Decision to Pull Parcels From Lease Sale

Freudenthal said federal land managers made a prudent choice to hit the pause button on possible energy development on Little Mountain south of Rock Springs after the agency deferred leasing some parcels in the area.

3Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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