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EPA Tightens Emission Regs for New Wells - But Gives Industry More Time to Comply

The new rules require drillers to capture emissions of certain air pollutants from new wells, but operators have been given more time to comply. The EPA says they can burn pollutants at the well head until the start of 2015.

19Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wind Power Line in Wyoming, Idaho
Draws Opposition

Some Idaho and Wyoming residents and environmental groups are expressing opposition to a proposed 1,100-mile long high-voltage power line designed to transmit 3,000 megawatts of mostly wind-generated electricity to fast-growing areas in the western U.S.

16Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Niobrara Update - Three Heavyweight Companies to Develop New NGL Pipeline to Serve Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg Basin

The new Front Range Pipeline will help producers in the DJ Basin maximize the value of their NGL production by providing reliable takeaway capacity and market access to the Gulf Coast, the largest NGL market in the US.

12Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Partnership to Put $380 Million in Encana’s
Jonah Field Gas Play

Houston-based Contango Oil and Gas Company is investing in the funding consortium that will target tight sandstone formations using shale gas completion technology. The Jonah field is the third-largest oil producing field in Wyoming and one of the largest single gas fields in the United States.

11Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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New Energy MBA Programs Offered Through
UW College of Business

The University of Wyoming College of Business , in cooperation with UW’s School of Energy Resources and College of Law , is launching two new energy-focused tracks this fall in conjunction with its full-time MBA program.

9Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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It’s What’s Inside That Counts —
A Green Approach to CNG Engine Lubrication

Universal Lubricants is a “closed loop” domestic manufacturer of recycled oil. It collects, re-refines, blends, packages and redistributes its own oil without ever losing guardianship within the chain-in an infinitely repeatable cycle. It’s latest product line targets natural gas vehicles.

4Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Niobrara Update — Colorado Agencies Schedule Series of Public Meetings on Oil and Gas

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission said in a Tuesday announcement that the meetings will provide information about the regulatory roles of state agencies and existing regulations governing oil and gas development.

4Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Tracking the Niobrara — Colorado Communities Ride the Oil and Gas Wave

Casper’s oil-driven economic activity and abundance is the kind that Greeley and Weld County in northern Colorado hope to see in the years ahead. Thanks to the emerging boom in the Niobrara shale formation, the region already is seeing lower county property taxes, added employment, revitalized roads and additional education funding.

2Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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In-Depth Report Examines Niobrara Shale Play

Niobrara Shale in the US, 2012 - Oil Shale Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 highlights the oil and gas exploration potential of the regional energy play, including an understanding of the essential parameters for leasing in the states of Colorado and Wyoming.

1Apr2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Groups Sue Over Fracking Fluids

Since Wyoming adopted regulations that require well operators to disclose identities of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, the Commission has approved some 50 chemical secrecy requests by Halliburton and other service companies.

28Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Natural Gas Vehicles: Opportunity
and Adoption

Chrysler plans to build the “first production-line pickup truck powered by natural gas.” The manufacturer says it is set to start building at least 2,000 heavy-duty Ram bi-fuel trucks that operate on a combination of compressed natural gas and gasoline.

27Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Op-Ed: Local Sage-Grouse Conservation —
or Just More Regulation?

The Fish and Wildlife Service has been directed by a federal judge to make a final decision on whether to fully list the greater sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act by 2015. The implications are weighing heavily on sportsmen, hunters, private landowners, ranchers, energy developers, and other land users across the West.

26Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Coal-To-Gasoline Plant One of Only Two Under Way In U.S.

“We think Wyoming is a pacesetter here,” said Kelly, executive chairman of DKRW Advanced Fuels, which wants to build the $1.7 billion to $2 billion plant to convert coal into gasoline and carbon dioxide for sale, among other products. “This would be the first project like this in the U.S. and really, the West.”

26Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Fracking Front …

According to a Bloomberg News National Poll conducted earlier this month, a majority of Americans favor greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing, a natural gas drilling technique that has reduced prices for consumers while raising environmental concerns. In the meantime,
an industry report says proposed EPA regs would hinder natural gas development.

23Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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