All Posts Tagged With: "Powder River Basin"

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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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Wyoming’s Share of Federal Coal Lease Sales
Surpass $2 Billion

Thanks to Arch Coal’s successful $300 million bid in the Powder River Basin earlier this month,the state’s share of lease revenue jumped to $2.08 billion. What’s more, the lease of the federally-owned coal by an Arch subsidiary came out to $1.35 per mineable ton, a new state record.

29Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Coal Extraction Poses Climate Challenge for Obama Administration

Since taking office nearly three years ago, it has restricted coal-mining waste from being dumped into streams and imposed new pollution controls on coal-fired power plants. But on the fundamental question of whether the government should halt federal leasing, Obama’s answer has been: not yet.

26Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Coal Tax Change Could Cost Wyoming Millions

State legislators will take a look at breaking that connection, a move lauded by the mining companies but one that will likely cost the state millions of dollars in lost revenue over the coming years.

24Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State Data Shows Coal Production in Strong Position

The Powder River Basin leads the surge in coal production, with train deliveries up from that region by 2.7 percent from this time last year. But the report was not all positive. Sales and use tax collections are off to a slow start in the new fiscal year.

22Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Regulators Postpone Methane Farming Discussion

The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission decided to hold off on discussing new state rules for methane farming until its next meeting on Sept. 20. The EPA has been paying close attention to the nascent industry to make sure the technique won’t contaminate groundwater.

11Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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High Plains Forms Gas Services Subsidiary

The Gillette-based company has formed a new wholly-owned field services and oil and gas construction subsidiary intended to expand the company’s development capabilities, create cost savings and provide a new revenue stream.

3Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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With ‘Wild Lands’ Canceled, Oil Still Spills
in Wyoming

Which is more politically motivated: Congress or the Interior department? The answer to that question depends on whether your party holds sway in the White House or in Congress.

19Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Methane Detection Company Gets
Cash Infusion

Laramie-based WellDog has picked up $5 million in new debt and equity financing from investors for its work with state agencies to extract coalbed methane from wells in the Powder River Basin.

13Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Consortium Seeks to Find Overlooked Methane

Acording to Tom Doll, supervisor of the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, “This pilot project will allow us to demonstrate clear identification of those that should be commercial versus those that should be abandoned. We’re hopeful the data resulting from this and future work will incent operators to focus on our producible gas.”

27May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Salazar’s Big Day in The Cowboy State

Meeting with oil and gas executives in one roundtable discussions, the Secretary said he supported the practice of hyraulic fracturing, but cautioned oil and gas executives that transparency was important to avoid misconceptions by the public

25Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State Betting on Coal-Bed Methane Comeback Despite Industry Bankruptcies

Black Diamond Energy Inc. and Loral Operating, for example, each have failed to put up the full amount of state-mandated “idle well” bonding. Each has also failed to perform required “mechanical integrity testing” to ensure their idle wells do not create environmental or human health hazards.

23Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Interior to Allow Expanded Coal Production in
Powder River Basin

“There’s no place in the country that captures this all-of-the-above approach quite like Wyoming,” Salazar told reporters on a conference call, noting oil-and-gas development in the state as well as its major coal production.

23Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Policy Issues Front and Center –

>> In the Powder River Basin, Ciris Energy Inc. allegedly injected chemicals into the Fort Union coal formation without first obtaining a permit for the action.
>> In the Wyoming Range, time is running out to make comments on the proposed Eagle Prospect and Noble Basin projects in the Upper Hoback Basin, which many sportsmen already oppose.

4Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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