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Oil Bigs to Obama: Get Real

The CEO of Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia, lashed out at the Obama administration Thursday, lamenting the oversupply of “rhetoric” from major oil-consuming nations regarding energy independence. Without naming the U.S. president directly, Khalid Al Falih couldn’t have been clearer who he was referring to.

28Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Mystery Surrounds Fate of Sage Grouse:
Agencies Could List Bird by Next Month

Mountain Home rancher Steve Damele is the kind of cattleman who doesn’t mince words when talking about threatened species on his land. But he only had one answer when asked if his property was habitat for the Greater sage grouse. “I’d rather not say.”

26Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Exxon, XTO Execs Defend Merger and Safety
of Shale Gas Production

Their comments came before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing to vet the planned merger of Exxon Mobil—the world’s largest publicly traded oil company—with XTO, a pioneer in the use of hydraulic fracturing to produce natural gas from unconventional sources.

21Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Homeowners Snap Up Renewable Energy Grants

They quickly claimed $2.25 million in federal stimulus funds as part of a recent state program for residential renewable energy projects. The State Energy Office is finalizing grant agreements so about 330 people can get started on projects to install solar, wind or ground-source heat energy systems at their homes

21Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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New Life for Old Field

Anadarko Petroleum has squeezed an additional 10 million barrels of oil from the historic Salt Creek field north of Casper since beginning an enhanced oil recovery effort in 2003, according to the company. In doing so, the energy company also sequestered – or stored – 181 billion cubic feet of carbon dioxide.

19Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Royal Energy Resources Obtains Natrona County Interest

“The field in Natrona County marks our acquisition in Wyoming of oil and gas mineral rights. Teaming up with industry leaders like Bill Barret Corporation is important in achieving early success in our oil and gas production revenue future,” stated Company president, Jacob Roth.

19Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Hearing on Exxon’s XTO Acquisition Planned — “Fracking” Issue Could be Raised

A congressional hearing on the proposed merger between ExxonMobil and XTO Energy is planned by the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment as it examines the impact of the potential deal on the U.S. energy market. Rep Markey could want the practice of hydraulic fracturing raised.

18Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Viewpoint: Pipeline Projects Will Boost State and Industry

Two proposed natural gas pipelines that would greatly expand capacity for Wyoming producers have been recommended for approval by the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

17Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State’s Gas Production Drops for First Time in Years

For the first time in more than a decade, natural gas production in the industry’s top producing state declined, in large part because of a big drop in demand from industrial companies. Gas production had been steadily increasing from 1998 through 2008, which helped generate billion-dollar budget surpluses.

16Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Windpower Should Get Fair Shake in Wyoming

What modern realities? Wind more environmentally detrimental than oil and gas leasing? Hardly. As for the level playing field, with wind paying big property taxes and big sales taxes on multimillion-dollar pieces of equipment, it is hard to imagine why the governor thinks wind energy is getting a “free ride.”

14Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Feds Recommend Approval of Two
Rockies Pipelines

Combined, the proposed pipelines would move almost 2 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day — enough to fuel about 9 million homes. It would amount to a roughly 25 percent increase over current gas exports from Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.

12Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Like Herding Cats! — Federal Agencies and Obama Administration Attempt to Streamline Grid Siting Requirements for Renewable Projects

Many proposed renewable energy and transmission projects have been delayed by the bureaucracy of authorization within multiple federal agencies, leaving in doubt the ability to reach to goal of doubling clean power generation by 2012.

11Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State BLM Issues Sage Grouse Guidelines

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is directing its Wyoming offices to consider certain restrictions for oil and gas drilling, new wind turbines and other types of development in sage grouse habitat. In many cases, the BLM could limit drilling to one well pad per square mile.

8Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Salazar Announces New BLM Reforms Aimed at Improving Land Protection and Energy Leasing

“The previous Administration’s ‘anywhere, anyhow’ policy on oil and gas development ran afoul of communities, carved up the landscape, and fueled costly conflicts that created uncertainty for investors and industry,” said the Secretary at the Washington D.C. announcement.

6Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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