Gas and Oil

Local News

Dolores passes town budget for 2018 as tax revenues fall

tax, oil and gas revenues down

December 25, 2017

Southwest Life

Critics of oil, gas leasing near Chaco sense déjà vu

Industry encouraged by Trump administration’s desire to develop resources

December 9, 2017

Regional News

Records show 2 fatal blasts since Firestone explosion

people have been killed since April from explosions

December 7, 2017

Local News

Cow blamed for spill at well site in southeast La Plata County

‘inadvertently’ opened valve, releasing ‘produced water’

December 5, 2017

Local News

Tribal leaders take aim at oil and gas

‘The land is our Bible. Once it is gone, you cannot print another copy’

November 21, 2017

Regional News

New Mexico county weighs rules for oil and gas drilling

Sandoval County’s proposed regulations have generated much debate and the interest continued Thursday night as a crowd packed the commission…

November 16, 2017

Local News

La Plata County to receive backlog for oil and gas royalties

American agrees to pay $322,154

November 14, 2017

Education

Hopis reject political establishment in vote for top leaders

Tim Nuvangyaoma won the Hopi chairman’s post with 969 votes, beating out David Norton Talayumptewa by more than 325 votes,…

November 13, 2017

Local News

Methane levels spike in man’s water near Ignacio

Resident searches for cause, source of pollution

November 10, 2017

Regional News

Environmentalists target methane emissions in New Mexico

Methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in New Mexico are higher than what state and federal regulators have…

November 9, 2017

Regional News

Foes of Obama oil, gas rule ask court to reconsider ruling

Opponents of some Obama-era oil and gas regulations say a decision by a federal appeals court in Denver could allow…

November 7, 2017

Southwest Life

U.S. Department of Interior likely to rescind plan for region’s oil, gas

Pending BLM plan in Southwest Colorado could evaporate

November 6, 2017

Regional News

New hiring marks possible turning point for Four Corners energy industry

Producers and oil service companies in the Farmington area are beginning to hire again, falling in line with what local…

November 5, 2017

Southwest Life

Controversy burns over methane rule

Interior Department seeks one-year delay; local activists to rally in support of regulations

November 5, 2017

Business

Natural gas drilling may never boom again for Western Colorado

Colorado’s Western Slope was once a hot bed of natural gas drilling development but the industry has recently struggled in…

November 1, 2017

Local News

Colorado oil and gas agency fines deceased well operator more than $650,000

site near Redmesa found to be in disrepair

October 31, 2017

More evidence links earthquakes on Colorado-New Mexico border to energy waste wells

Regional News

BLM pulls plan to auction oil and gas lease near Shenandoah

80-acres near County Road 120 still up for sale in March

October 24, 2017

Local News

State on the hook to clean up orphan oil and gas wells in La Plata County

Project is one of largest in Colorado

October 21, 2017

Nation & World

Company seeks to build island off Alaska for Arctic drilling

This illustration provided by Hilcorp Alaska Inc. shows a model of an artificial gravel island of the Liberty Project, a…

October 19, 2017

Nation & World

Dems slam Arctic drilling plan as ‘polar payout’ to Big Oil

Two polar bears engaged in play fighting in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Democrats and environmental groups on…

October 17, 2017

Regional News

Colorado proposes new rules for oil-gas lines after blast

Workers in early May dismantle the charred remains of a house where an explosion killed two people in Firestone. Investigators…

October 16, 2017

Nation & World

Oil rig explodes in Louisiana lake, injuries reported

Kenner Police Department spokesman Sgt. Brian McGregor said Sunday evening that rescue boats were being sent from the Kenner Boat…

October 15, 2017

Regional News

As grouse rules ease, some see boost for oil, gas exploration

The U.S. Interior Department is reconsidering restrictions on mining, oil and gas drilling, grazing and other activities imposed by the…

October 15, 2017

Gas and Oil

Dolores passes town budget for 2018 as tax revenues fall

Critics of oil, gas leasing near Chaco sense déjà vu

Records show 2 fatal blasts since Firestone explosion

Cow blamed for spill at well site in southeast La Plata County

Tribal leaders take aim at oil and gas

New Mexico county weighs rules for oil and gas drilling

La Plata County to receive backlog for oil and gas royalties

Hopis reject political establishment in vote for top leaders

Methane levels spike in man’s water near Ignacio

Environmentalists target methane emissions in New Mexico

Foes of Obama oil, gas rule ask court to reconsider ruling

U.S. Department of Interior likely to rescind plan for region’s oil, gas

New hiring marks possible turning point for Four Corners energy industry

Controversy burns over methane rule

Natural gas drilling may never boom again for Western Colorado

Colorado oil and gas agency fines deceased well operator more than $650,000

More evidence links earthquakes on Colorado-New Mexico border to energy waste wells

BLM pulls plan to auction oil and gas lease near Shenandoah

State on the hook to clean up orphan oil and gas wells in La Plata County

Company seeks to build island off Alaska for Arctic drilling

Dems slam Arctic drilling plan as ‘polar payout’ to Big Oil

Colorado proposes new rules for oil-gas lines after blast

Oil rig explodes in Louisiana lake, injuries reported

As grouse rules ease, some see boost for oil, gas exploration