Gas and Oil

$Anti-fracking measures fail to make November ballot$

Local News

Anti-fracking measures fail to make November ballot

Proponents fall under threshold for valid signatures

August 29, 2016

Local News

Rocky Mountain Energy Summit examines intersecting industry issues

Economics juxtaposed with environmental concerns

August 27, 2016

Local News

La Plata County seeks public hearing on mineral leasing

Westendorf: This seems not wise to me

August 23, 2016

Local News

Committee reaches no consensus on master leasing plan

to decide without committee’s recommendation

August 19, 2016

Local News

Camera exposes methane leaks noted by NASA

tour shows methane and gas leaks in San Juan Basin

August 16, 2016

Local News

Study finds oil and gas industry largest contributor to ‘hot spot’

found 250 plumes accounting for more than 50 percent of methane emissions

August 15, 2016

Local News

State Land Board to lease minerals near Fruitland Outcrop

concerned about wells, road impacts

August 10, 2016

Local News

Active drilling rigs absent from San Juan Basin

wells drive employment and offset depletion of active wells

August 7, 2016

Local News

Environmental concerns realized at New Mexico well-site fire

fire caused evacuation of 55 residents

July 28, 2016

Local News

Rep. Scott Tipton urges federal agency to get rid of new methane rule

Congressmen sign letter asking to withdraw venting and flaring regulations

July 27, 2016

Local News

Gov. John Hickenlooper ‘unlikely’ to take cabinet position

remarks at DNC, as protesters heckle him for supporting fracking

July 27, 2016

Local News

Growth, natural gas industry decline fuels county’s financial woes

asks county for solutions during budget discussion

July 19, 2016

Local News

XTO Energy fined $10,000 for March spill

Approximately 70 barrels of oil and gas by-product released into Lone Hollow Creek

July 19, 2016

Local News

Ignacio company cited for pipeline that leaked into Ute Creek

spill leaked into a tributary of the Los Pinos River

July 13, 2016

Local News

Texas company fined for illegally operating well in La Plata County

posed health, environmental risks, commission says

July 11, 2016

Local News

Texas company fined for illegally operating well in La Plata County

posed health, environmental risks, commission says

June 23, 2016

Business

November vote big for oil, gas firms

hitters expected to jump in state fight on proposed oil, gas ballot initiatives

June 14, 2016

Local News

Committee mostly against MLP on energy development in western La Plata County

Citizens group working on alternative resolution

June 11, 2016

Local News

Study reveals much more natural gas in western Colorado

says Piceance Basin second-largest reserve

June 8, 2016

Business

Oil slump means there’s room at the inn

Greeley, drilling dip drops room rentals

June 7, 2016

Editorials

Heftier costs for drillers violating regulations appears to be working

This is how this was supposed to work. And it explains why an industry group, the Colorado Oil and Gas…

June 1, 2016

Regional News

Colorado’s new, higher oil and gas fines are impacting industry

Tanks sit near housing development off Colorado Highway 119 near Firestone. Colorado is imposing heftier fines on energy companies as…

June 1, 2016

Regional News

Agency: Measure would put most of state off-limits to wells

Passage of ballot measure would devastate economy, report says

May 28, 2016

Local News

Southern Ute’s Growth Fund director retires after 28 years

Zahradnik helped tribe realize wealth in energy, real estate

May 22, 2016