Tag: Colorado Oil And Gas Association
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WATCH: Is Colorado on the verge of a new mining boom?
On April 13, in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s sharp increase in tariffs, China suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and rare earth metals, threatening to choke off supplies of components used by automakers, aerospace manufacturers, semiconductor companies and military contractors. Two days later, the White House issued an executive order to…
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Oil & gas industry supporters rally at Colorado state Capitol against proposal to end new drilling
Representatives of Colorado’s oil and gas industry, along with hundreds of supporters, gathered on the west steps of the state Capitol on Wednesday for a rally opposing a proposal to ban all new oil and gas drilling by 2030. Senate Bill 24-159 is scheduled to be heard on Thursday in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. Dan…
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Oil, gas and electric utilities reps react to Gov. Polis’ energy bill announcement
Issuing marching orders to state agencies including the Colorado Energy Office and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Gov. Jared Polis called on state agencies to work collaboratively with the state’s utilities and others to help reduce the burgeoning burden of bills for energy on Coloradans. “We must leave no stone unturned to save Coloradans money…
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Gas prices likely to rise as Suncor refinery shuts down
Colorado gas prices will undoubtedly rise after Commerce City’s Suncor oil refinery shut down for at least three months after sustaining damage to its equipment, according to company officials. They attributed the damage to “extreme and record-setting weather” in a news release Wednesday. The company will shut the entire facility down for inspection and repair…
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Michael Bloomberg, outside groups pour in $15 million in Colorado
Outside groups playing in Colorado’s elections received nearly $15 million, with former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg making the single biggest splash, the latest campaign finance reports show. Bloomberg gave $2 million to a committee running ads against GOP gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl and $1 million to Everytown for Gun Safety, according to reports…
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Local oil, gas industry reaction to Biden’s Russian oil ban
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Joe Biden’s ban on imported Russian oil sent shockwaves through the Colorado oil and gas community, energizing calls for more permits to be issued and domestic production to be ramped up. Here are reactions from some industry groups that work in Colorado: “We agree…
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Energy, innovation and distrust collide in Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One thing partisans on both sides of the continental divide on Colorado energy can agree on is that innovation will power the future. Innovation for renewable energy and oil and gas have another thing in common. They will depend on evolution, not revolution, as they…
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Xcel Energy promises to double renewable energy use in Colorado; state leaders react
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Biden’s lean on oil and gas is Colorado’s familiar posture | Joey Bunch
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The pace toward America’s energy future has quickened as of late, and Colorado could offer directions on where this is headed. At stake is a changing climate and clean air against millions, if not billions, of dollars in commerce and taxes churned out by powering…
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EDITORIAL: Energy regulators prepare to harm Colorado’s economy
Tax receipts are down, joblessness is up. The economic stability of small businesses and households throughout Colorado remains jeopardized by the COVID-19 pandemic and racial tensions that are fomenting destructive riots. What a perfect time to suffocate the state’s second-largest industry — oil and gas extraction. That is exactly what the new activist-run Colorado Oil…