Tag: Oil
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Thornton mayor Jan Kulmann joins crowded GOP field in Colorado’s 8th CD
Thornton Mayor Jan Kulmann on Tuesday became the latest Republican to announce a bid to represent Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District. The oil and gas engineer joins a crowded field for the open seat, which is likely to be the most competitive congressional race in the state next year and could determine which party controls…
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Colorado nonprofit targeted with redistricting lobbying complaint helped draft others’ map proposals
Days after a formal complaint accused a secretly funded nonprofit organization of violating redistricting lobbying disclosure laws, a video recording obtained by The Gazette reveals the same group helped craft maps proposed by the prominent Colorado Farm Bureau, contradicting what the Farm Bureau’s president told the state’s redistricting commissioners. The Farm Bureau president Carlyle Currier…
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Colorado oil and gas industry leaders look to recovery
The continuing need for oil and gas isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, as evidence by the world’s use during the global business shutdowns caused by the pandemic of 2020. Which means demand is about to surge as world economies recover. That’s according to several panelists who participated Colorado Business Roundtable’s “Road to Recovery Series: Colorado’s…
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New Colorado oil and gas company continues expansion
Newly formed Colorado oil and gas company Civitas Resources Inc. continues growing with its announcement Monday it just acquired another company. Civitas has become one of, if not the, biggest player in the state’s Denver-Julesberg (DJ) Basin, especially after its Monday announcement that it is buying Crestone Peak Resources. Just last month, the company was…
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Fast-growing clean energy tech company to expand Denver headquarters
Crusoe Energy Systems plans to expand its Denver headquarters by up to 286 jobs in coming years, the company announced Tuesday. Founded in 2018 by two Kent Denver graduates, Crusoe “pioneered a cost-effective way to capture flaring and environmentally harmful emissions associated with oil and gas extraction, and convert those byproducts into electricity,” according to…
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Merger creates new Colorado oil and gas company
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Colorado oil and gas companies Monday announced a merger that will create one of the biggest players in the state’s Denver-Julesberg (DJ) Basin. Bonanza Creek Energy Inc. (NYSE: BCEI) and Extraction Oil & Gas Inc. (NASDAQ: XOG) will create new company Civitas Resources Inc.…
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Larimer County commissioners extend moratorium on new oil and gas permits
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Larimer County commissioners Tuesday extended the moratorium on new oil and gas operations permits through most of 2021. The three commissioners voted unanimously to extend the moratorium on new permits through Sept. 15. They also voted unanimously to extend the temporary ban on new “1041…
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Colorado Oil & Gas Commission gets earful on orphaned wells
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Public input started Wednesday to the Colorado Oil & Gas Commission on possible changes to the financial obligations drilling companies must comply with to clean up “orphaned wells.” In February, the COGCC started examining the…
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Colorado Oil & Gas Commission examining industry’s financial obligations to orphan wells
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s Oil & Gas Commission this week started the process for changing the rules regarding the financial obligations drilling companies must comply with to clean up “orphan wells.” An orphaned well is one that is no longer operating for whatever reason, and that must be…
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Colorado reacts to Biden administration’s pause on federal lands for oil and gas permits
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As President Joe Biden’s administration Wednesday provided more details about sweeping reforms to curb pollution from fossil fuels, reaction came quickly in the form of criticism, praise and at least one lawsuit. Colorado oil and…