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Wyoming Board Approves New Natural Gas Flaring Policy

The decision means the State Board of Land Commissioners will now be involved in deciding whether state royalties should be charged on natural gas flared on state-leased wells.

4Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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2Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Officials Concerned About Expiring Wind Tax Credit

An aide to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, warned Wyoming government and industry officials this week about the impact of expiring incentives for renewable energy projects.

2Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Biomass Projects Burned by Low Natural Gas Prices

“The era of low-priced natural gas has blunted opportunities for biomass and other renewables,” said Doug Tiffany, an agricultural economist at the University of Minnesota.

1Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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BLM to Auction Off 400 Tons of Coal

The 3,200 acre tract is next to the North Antelope Rochelle Mine operated by Powder River Coal, a subsidiary of Peabody Energy. Last year, Wyoming coal revenues totaled $580 million.

28Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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BLM approves Chevron’s Expansion Plan in Western Wyoming

The BLM said it authorized Chevron to expand Table Rock Field 40 miles east of Rock Springs. The plan calls for 33 shallow new oil wells and 20 deep gas wells, and as many as 35 water injection wells. Chevron also got approval to convert 18 existing wells to water injection wells.

26Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyo Infrastructure Authority Winter Meeting Set

Topics to be covered include Energy Gateway Project, TransWest Express Project, Zephyr Project and the Wyoming Colorado Intertie Project. The date is January 31 at the Snow King Resort in Jackson.

26Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Energy Plays Key Role in State of the Union

For the third year in a row energy played a central role in President Obama’s State of the Union address, with the president leaning hard this year on the twin themes of increased domestic oil and gas production and the need to invest more in renewable sources.

25Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Millions at Stake for Wyoming in
Natural Gas Price

Natural gas prices will remain below $4 for the next three years, resulting in less revenue for the state and local communities like Laramie, according to a statewide report released this month.

24Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Shale Gas Development — A Special Report From the Bipartisan Policy Center

The in depth study articulates opportunities associated with newly accessible and economically recoverable domestic shale gas resources, and highlights the critical need to develop those resources efficiently and responsibly.

23Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Carbon County OKs $545M in bonds for Wyoming
Coal-to-Gas Plant

The commissioners voted to support the issue of $245 million in tax-exempt bonds, as well as $300 million in state industrial development bonds, to fund the plant. The project calls for a site near Medicine Bow by a subsidiary of
Houston-based DKRW Advanced Fuels.

20Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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EPA Seeks Pavillion Peer Review Panel

The agency is looking for experts to review a controversial draft report released last month that linked drilling operations in Pavillion, Wyoming, to water contamination in the area. Encana, the operator of the natural gas field, had requested a peer review of EPA’s findings.

18Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Coal To Natural Gas - It’s Happening Now
in the Power Industry

The most optimistic projections describe an abundant domestic energy source that will create enormous numbers of jobs and lead to cleaner skies. Nationwide, the electricity generated by gas-fired plants has risen by more than 50 percent over the last decade, while coal-fired generation has declined slightly.

16Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Revenue Projections Down
$100 Million

Continued lower natural gas prices could force state lawmakers to impose spending cuts on state agencies in the legislative session that starts next month, Gov. Matt Mead said Friday. Because of the lower revenue projects, lawmakers will undoubtedly push agencies to trim their existing budgets.

14Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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