Archive for January, 2009

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Will 2008 be the Last Record-Breaking
Year for Coal?

The U.S. Department of Energy reported a 3.1 percent increase in total coal production in Wyoming last year. The state has set a record in production once again, but coal producers might have to tame their appetite for record productions as they face the dictates of a recession, analysts say.

12Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission

Registered users can go online to the agency’s site to access forms, APD’s, geological reports, perform electronic filings, obtain data on approvals and completions, drilling rules and statutes, and benefit from a host of other information services.

9Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Computer Program to Help Wildlife Habitat

In particular, the program will be utilized to help replace habitat lost from prolific drilling in the natural-gas-rich Jonah Field in the southwest region of the state.

9Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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U.S. Energy in Powder River Basin Deal

The Participation Agreement with Ridgeland Wyoming, Inc.,
a private Utah-based oil and gas company, provides U.S. Energy with a 50% working interest in the oil and gas prospect

9Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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After Good Year, Wyoming’s Oil and Gas
Revenues May Be Less

2009 figures to see Wyoming producers continue to receive lower-than-average prices for their products, mainly because of a lack of pipeline space to move it to markets out of the state.

9Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Hundreds Of U.S. Coal Ash Dumps
Lack Regulation

The ruptured pond in Tennessee is one of one of more than 1,300 similar dumps across the United States — most of them unregulated and unmonitored — that contain billions more gallons of fly ash and other byproducts of burning coal.

7Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State’s CO2 Storage Research Heats Up

The project could help make Wyoming a major player in the emerging science of CO2 sequestration. It could also help make the state an attractive destination for underground storage of CO2 from America’s coal-fired power plants.

6Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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The 10 Biggest Cleantech Victories in 2008

There were some disappointments, including electric car maker Tesla hitting a wall and T. Boone Pickens putting his massive wind power project on ice. But the nascent industry also saw a lot of
significant milestones in 2008. Here are some of the highlights.

6Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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U.S. Drilling, Natural Gas Shares Lead
as Crude Rises

Crude prices gained 23% in the past week — the largest jump in 22 years, according to Pritchard Capital Partners. Oil service stocks have risen 22% since a low point on Dec. 5.

6Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Gets U.S. Green Building Council Chapter

Wyoming gets abundant sunshine and its high elevation magnifies the sun’s intensity. As a result, solar panels here can be 20% more productive than in the Southwest.

2Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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SPECIAL REPORT: What’s Behind LNG Importers
Becoming Re-Exporters of LNG?

In 2008, the LNG industry in the U.S. and Canada witnessed a new trend where regasification companies started applying for permission to re-export whole or part of their imported LNG to markets outside North America.

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