Legislature approves budget
The Wyoming Legislature has approved a $3.2-billion budget bill which now goes to Gov. Matt Mead for his consideration.The budget bill approved by both Houses on Monday keeps state spending essentially...
View ArticleNatural gas prices are still falling
The price of natural gas has fallen below $2 per 1,000 cubic feet for the first time in more than a decade. The U.S. supply of natural gas is growing so fast that analysts worry the country's...
View ArticleEarthjustice wants federal regs like Wyoming's
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to release some new air pollution regulations surrounding natural gas development. Earthjustice Attorney Robin Cooley saysit’s been 25 years since...
View ArticleNatural Gas Well Leak Prompts Evacuations
A natural gas leak 10 miles northeast of Douglas has caused dozens of residents to evacuate their homes.The natural gas site, operated by Cheasapeake Energy, began leaking gas around 4pm yesterday, and...
View ArticleNo fines for gas well blowout
Wyoming's top oil and gas regulator says thecompanies involved in a natural gas well blowout in eastern Wyominglast month won't face any fines. Tom Doll, the state's oil and gas supervisor, tells...
View ArticleLincoln County Commission supports gas project in the Bridger-Teton National...
The Lincoln County Commissioners are backing True Oil L-L-C proposal to drill two gas wells in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. One well would be located on a well pad where oil development...
View ArticleGroups sue to stop Fortification Creek development
Two Wyoming conversation groups have joined others in suing to protect the Fortification Creek area of the Powder River Basin from natural gas development. The Wyoming Outdoor Council and Powder River...
View ArticleState looks for a new Oil and Gas Supervisor
Governor Matt Mead hopes to move forward in finding a new Oil and Gas Supervisor. The governor accepted the resignation of former Supervisor Tom Doll after Doll said unflattering things about those...
View ArticleU.S. Geological Survey: Coalbed Natural Gas Production Has Minimal Impacts On...
The U-S Geological Survey released a study examining how coalbed natural gas production affects water quality in nearby streams and rivers. Wyoming Public Radio’s Willow Belden spoke with Melanie...
View ArticleNatural gas plant explosion injures four
Four people have been hurt in a flash fire at a ConocoPhillips natural gas processing plant in Fremont County.ConocoPhillips spokesman Jim Lowry says the flash fire occurred at the Lost Cabin plant...
View ArticleSen. Barrasso proposes bill to simplify natural gas exports
US Senator John Barrasso is sponsoring a bill meant to expedite the process of shipping liquefied natural gas, or LNG, abroad. Currently, the Secretary of Energy has to sign off on LNG exports to...
View ArticleLower Valley Energy receives notice of violation from DEQ
Lower Valley Energy, a utility company, and the Department of Environmental Quality have entered the settlement process over a non-compliant part at their natural gas compressor station in Sublette...
View ArticleAnalysis: Coal is weakening without help from the EPA
Coal is weakening its dominion over the energy market, and according to a presentation at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, new EPA regulations are not to blame.Wyoming lawmakers...
View ArticleGroups urge BLM to place environmental regs on gas development
Several environmental groups are urging the BLM to place environmental restrictions on a massive natural gas development that’s been proposed for south-central Wyoming.The Continental Divide-Creston...
View ArticleFlared natural gas is a loss to the state in taxes and royalties
We recently reported that the federal government – and consequently Wyoming – might be getting shortchanged when it comes to royalty payments on coal going overseas. Turns out, the government is...
View ArticleBLM oil and gas land lease sale nets $49 million in revenue
This week’s Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease auction in Cheyenne made a record amount of revenue.The Wyoming BLM generated more than 49 million dollars from lease sales on 74 parcels of...
View ArticleFalling prices could slow Wyoming gas development
Natural gas prices have declined steadily in recent months. The price of gas produced at the Opal Hub in south central Wyoming has dropped by about 60 cents since June.Jim Robinson is the senior...
View ArticleGovernor Mead Says Budget May Need Reevaluation
Governor Matt Mead says falling natural gas prices make this a good time to reevaluate his proposed budget. In December, the governor submitted his budget, which asked agencies to present a two-percent...
View ArticleLow natural gas prices could lead to more use of the product
As natural gas prices continue to drop, therecent nationwide boom in drilling is slowing. Several companies have said in recent weeks they plan to cutback production, but experts say the low prices...
View ArticleNatural gas might become even more attractive to utilities than coal
A new study conducted by the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University reports that as more EPA regulations go into effect, natural gas is likely to become even more attractive to utilities...
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