Archive for January, 2009

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Pols Introduce Bill Holding Energy Companies
Liable for Negligence Resulting in Death or Injuries

Over the past 15 years, Wyoming courts have determined that big oil and gas operators owe no “duty of care” to contractor employees — the drillers, mud-haulers and other service providers who work on their job sites.

30Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming and Montana Citizens Say
Energy and Environment Can Exist Side By Side

Large majorities in Montana and Wyoming believe energy co-exists favorably with the environment, agricultural operations and wildlife, according to a recent poll sponsored by the Coalbed Natural Gas Alliance.

27Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Outfitters Applaud Bill That Withdraws Wyoming Range from Additional Oil and Gas leasing

A vote for the Wyoming Range Legacy Act is a vote for local outfitting businesses, a vote for sportsmen, a vote for Wyoming citizens, and a vote for multiple-use on public land in Wyoming.

26Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Western Governors See Opportunity to Upgrade the Grid

Based on the energy proposals the President outlined in his weekly web broadcast, the governors are likely to get the action they want when it comes to upgrading the electrical grid in the West.

26Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Interior Dept to Review ‘Midnight Rules’
for Coal, Oil Shale

The feds will examine “several” other approvals to determine its options. “Some of the regulations are bad, and some are good,” Salazar said during a press conference in New York on Friday. “And what we will do is we will undertake a review of all of those regulations.”

24Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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New BLM Offices to Streamline Renewables Permitting in State

The new offices will work to fast track the permitting of solar, wind, geothermal and biomass energy projects. Wyoming ranks seventh in the nation for wind resources, but is 13th for installed capacity.

21Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Scientists Study Winter Ozone in Wyoming Gas Fields

The finding suggests the hazards of ground-level zone pollution could be more geographically and seasonally prevalent than previously thought.

21Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Cap-and-Trade Approach Gathers New Support

The group hopes the approach will help remove some of the regulatory uncertainity currently in the marketplace, which is “postponing investment,” according to James Rogers, chief executive of Duke Energy Corp.

21Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Group Sues to Stop Jonah Field
Drilling Expansion

The Laramie-based Biodiversity Conservation Alliance cited too much well density in the area as the basis for the lawsuite against the BLM. “The expanded drilling approved by federal regulators would leave the area moonscaped,” said a spokesperson.

20Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Carbon Storage Bills Advance Quickly
in Statehouse

The bills build on and clarify existing carbon storage laws, and are part of Wyoming’s response to the demand for “clean” energy from large energy consuming states such as California and Arizona.

18Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Salazar Touts Renewables at Confirmation Hearing - Slams Interior’s Management under Bush

“We will be working on that beginning Day One,” Salazar said of the ethical lapses at the department, which have included accusations of partying and sex between energy lobbyists and department employees that decide the fate of leases.

16Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Straight Talk:
State’s Energy Industry Meets Standards

Contrary to Ms. Mechels’ hearsay source, oil and gas companies are bound by hundreds of rules and regulations, enforcement and monitoring activities by multiple agencies that ensure the public lands are protected.

15Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Total Grabs Share of Oil Shale Project

The deal strengthens the European oil giant’s push in developing unconventional hydrocarbons. “Given the magnitude of oil shale resources we believe that this project has an important long-term potential for global energy markets,” said the company’s E & P President.

15Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Likwartz Looks Forward and Back as He Retires
From the Oil and Gas Commission

“We are going to have to diversify. We produce more energy than any other state in the country. But it is difficult because we are a small state with long distances between populations that are far from markets.”

13Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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