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Wyoming Rule Change Means Public Can View
Drilling Documents

While the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission doesn’t plan to make special efforts to compile and present the information to the public, agency officials say information relating to chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing will be readily available.

31Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State Seeks to Clarify Revised Oil & Gas
Leasing Process

While not required to hold a public hearing on the changes to the lease sale form, state officials hope the meeting will clarify ambiguity regarding bonding, royalties, valuation and other matters concerning the first revision of the state oil and gas lease form in 20 years.

30Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Lack of Climate Bill Hinders Carbon Storage,
Fed Agencies Say

While the U.S. Department of Energy is funding 15 projects with the aim of safely and economically storing CO2 in geological formations, the lack of a climate bill is hindering any larger scale carbon storage, federal agencies said this week.

29Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Ruby Pipeline to Enhance Natural Gas Markets

Current legal proceedings notwithstanding, the pipeline will bring an additional capacity of 1.5 billion cubic feet of gas per day, and natural gas producers will, for a time, have more pipe than production, according to the Wyoming Pipeline Authority, when the line is completed next March.

28Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Freudenthal Updates Grouse Plan

Gov. Dave Freudenthal on Wednesday issued an executive order revising Wyoming’s sage grouse Core Population Area policy, first implemented by executive order in 2008 to help avoid a listing of the greater sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act.

26Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Oil and Gas TECH FOCUS –
Cost-Effective Artificial Lift for Wells with Low GLR

Because it is easy to install and economical, a plunger lift is a popular method of deliquification for wells with high gas and low liquids. But what about particularly deep wells, or wells with low gas and high liquids? Here’s a solution.

24Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Special Report — Water Woes Dry Up Solar Projects

Throughout the southwest, water woes have slowed the pace of solar development. State resource agencies, local governments, environmental groups and local residents have all voiced opposition to the siting of any solar project in their states that comes with large water demands.

24Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Subcommittee to Meet on Wind Energy Tax

The group will meet at Mills City Hall on August 31st. The wind industry released a study in June showing Wyoming’s tax structure to be the most onerous of Rocky Mountain states.

19Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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DOE to Fund CO2 Storage Projects

The DOE is putting $21.3 million over three years into the initiatives in the hope of developing the technology and infrastructure for large-scale CO2 storage in different geological formations across the US. Here is a summary of each project.

13Aug2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Rex Energy Starts Drilling Program
in Niobrara Shale

“This is the biggest play going on, I would presume, in the Rocky Mountains right now,” said Harold Kemp, assistant director of the state lands mineral leasing and royalty compliance division.

12Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Tech Watch — Battery Storage of Renewables Looks Promising

“We have proved that this technology can perform the functions of storage that we were looking for to help us manage the variability of wind energy on our operating system,” said Xcel’s Frank Novachek in reference to the
one-megawatt battery system to store wind energy and transmit it to the grid when needed.

12Aug2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Survey: Wyoming Residents Support Uranium Mining But Not as Much as Oil and Gas Development

People gave their views on uranium mining as a way to provide energy, but residents who answered the survey are concerned about the potential for groundwater contamination and pollution from uranium development.

10Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Oil & Gas Leasing Backlog Starts to Loosen

The 2-year-old delay on issuing federal leases in Wyoming began breaking loose a few days ago as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced it finally will issue 145 leases sold in June 2008.

10Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Big Money Lease Sales Show Interest in Niobrara Shale Still High

All three sales smashed the previous record, dating to the 1980s, of about $8 million, according to Harold Kemp, assistant director of the Office of State Lands and Investments. Wyoming’s share of the monies has been an unexpected boon to its general fund, with $30 million going to the state’s general fund, with most of that to benefit schools.

8Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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