The decision by the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency to reverse parts of a chemical safety rule implemented by former President Barack Obama has led to a lawsuit filed by the United Steelworkers in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The rule was in response to the 2013 West, Texas fertilizer …
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a major power provider in Colorado and New Mexico announced it will close all of its coal-fired power plants and mines in New Mexico and Colorado by 2030. The power provider that serves nearly 20 rural electric cooperatives in Colorado announced it will close its Escalante Power Plant in Prewitt, …
Environmentalists in Colorado are turning violent. Witness the interruption they caused at last week’s State of the State address delivered by Gov. Jared Polis. Police were called and had to physically remove some of the protesters who believe the governor isn’t doing enough to protect the environment and ban oil and gas activity. As the …
A ribbon-cutting ceremony has been held to commemorate the completion of the Army’s largest solar array located at Fort Carson, Colorado. Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Jr., Maj. Gen. Mark A. Graham, commanding general, Division West, First Army and Fort Carson and Col. Eugene Smith, garrison commander, were on hand for the dedication. “We’re excited …
While the nation suffered a loss of 15 oil and gas rigs in the past week, Oklahoma added one to reach 52 working rigs. The latest Baker Hughes rig count showed a drop to 781 rigs with the number of oil rigs falling by 11 to 659 and the number of gas rigs slipped …
Tulsa’s Unit Petroleum Company pulled off a big find in western Oklahoma with a well producing nearly 1,600 barrels of oil a day. It was well out of the STACK play. The company reported the Saratoga 1720 1hx well, located at 8 14N 14W, about 3 miles southeast of the town of Thomas had …
The latest release of permits to drill show oil and gas companies still have heavy interest in Oklahoma STACK play. Newfield Exploration Mid-Con Inc. recently received seven permits to drill sister wells at two sites near Okarche in Canadian County. Four wells are to be drilled from a single pad at 15 14N 7W …
The Oklahoma Water Resources Center is taking applications for water research grants to be funded in part by the federal government. The FY2020 National Competitive Grants RFP is posted on the USGS WRRA web site. The Oklahoma Center indicated the USGS is requesting full proposals for four high priority research areas. “Proposals are sought on …
** A gas plant slated for Williams County could ease natural gas flaring in northern North Dakota. The plant is to be located west of Williston in the Bakken oil region. ** Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. and Plains GP Holdings announced they will release fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 earnings after market close on Tuesday, February 4, …
When it comes to environmental efforts, there are a lot of differences between Oklahoma and Colorado. Oklahoma is more supportive of its oil and gas industry but at the same time, aware of the need for a clean environment. Colorado is not so supportive of its oil and gas industry, at least in the major …
