Tag: Oil And Gas
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Conservation Colorado proposes measures aimed at oil and gas companies
A group has introduced four ballot measures it says are meant to counter an initiative that aims to enshrine Colorado businesses and consumers’ right to purchase and sell natural gas in the state’s constitution. Filed with the Secretary of State’s Office today, Conservation Colorado’s measures would do the following: The first initiative is a statutory…
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Plan to drill, frack under Aurora Reservoir postponed
Following five days of public comment and deliberation, the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission voted to postpone indefinitely the next well pad application in the Lowry Ranch oil and gas plan. The vote to “stay” — or indefinitely postpone until a condition is met — passed 4-1 this week, suspending the application until Civitas’…
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Audit finds major gaps in Colorado’s oil and gas reporting, enforcement
The agencies responsible for regulating Colorado’s oil and gas industry are underperforming when it comes to reporting and enforcement and they also failed to collect payments amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue, according to a state audit. The Office of the State Auditor reviewed 2023 data on oil and gas production…
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BLM leases nearly 8,000 acres in quarterly oil and gas sale
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recent quarterly oil and gas lease sale totaled around $7 million in receipts and covered nearly 8,000 acres of land. BLM leased 14 Colorado parcels — making up 7,895 acres — to energy companies, granting them the exclusive right to explore and produce oil and gas for 10 years.…
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Next well pad in Lowry Ranch fracking plan approved by Arapahoe County
Arapahoe County approved the next well pad in the Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan, a contentious oil and gas plan that is moving forward as individual well site applications are approved. Oil and gas company Civitas is making way on the Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan, which will guide drilling in Arapahoe County — including…
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Chevron releases final report on well blowout in Weld County
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The mystery of the cause of the April 6 gas well blowout near Galeton has been solved as part of Chevron’s report on its detailed investigation of the accident that resulted in contaminated fluid spewing up to 80 feet in the air and evacuation of…
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Public hearing set for next applications for Lowry Ranch drilling plan
The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) is holding a public comment hearing in mid-May for two well pad applications in the Lowry Ranch drilling plan. The hearing will be from 5-8 p.m. May 13 at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Main Hall, 25690 E. Quincy Ave. Commissioners will not make any decisions or deliberate…
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Gas well blowout in Weld County begins cleanup phase
Natural gas, oil, water and other pollutants spewed from the well for six days
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Next Lowry Ranch drilling application complete, open for public comment
While the whole project was approved by county and state authorities, each well site must also be approved.
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Falsified data from Colorado oil and gas environmental consultants discovered
The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission reported Tuesday that two environmental consulting companies submitted falsified laboratory data reports for three oil companies’ oil well remediation projects. ECMC officials said that soil, groundwater, inorganic and organic contaminant data for about 350 oil and gas locations in Weld County was manipulated between 2021 and the summer…