Gas and Oil

Local News

La Plata County residents barrage BLM in support of oil and gas study

Leasing Plan receives near unanimous favor

February 11, 2016

Local News

Where to put 3,000 new gas wells in Southwest Colorado?

Conservationists, energy industry clash over future of federal lands

February 9, 2016

Local News

Oil and gas lease sale near McPhee Reservoir withdrawn

cite resident’s concerns over dam

February 8, 2016

Business

Up to 2,000 new wells are predicted for Southwest Colorado in the next 30 years

looks at plan to mitigate impact of gas wells

February 5, 2016

Local News

Oil and gas price declines lead to job losses in La Plata County

Situation might not turn around anytime soon

January 30, 2016

Local News

La Plata County commissioners hear report on gas impacts to Florida Mesa property

Hydrologist discounts study’s validity

January 26, 2016

Local News

Colorado new oil and gas rules leave few satisfied

of local control, fracking has both sides unsettled

January 25, 2016

Local News

Houston energy company to close Durango office

employees laid off, others to transfer to Texas

January 25, 2016

Local News

Fracking could be a balancing act in Colorado General Assembly

Proposals include compensation for both homeowners and mineral rights

January 20, 2016

Local News

Montezuma County seeks to protect Phil’s World from oil and gas drilling

Commissioners seek to regulate oil and gas

January 18, 2016

Local News

State: U.S. 160 spill site poses no health risk

Oil-safety agency advises ‘corrective action’ taken

January 18, 2016

Local News

Civil complaint seeks cleanup of M&M Truck Stop site

The Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety has filed a civil action in district court demanding cleanup at the…

January 18, 2016

Business

The oil patch feels pain

prices plunge, energy companies cut jobs, postpone projects

January 12, 2016

Business

How Low Can It Go?

Forecasts call for still lower oil prices

January 12, 2016

Local News

Durango gas prices drop below $2 a gallon

Six-year low for state, nation

December 29, 2015

Regional News

Fracking foes unveil 11 proposed ballot initiatives

included among items in election package

December 23, 2015

Regional News

New Mexico foresees limits on infrastructure spending

New Mexico lawmakers have begun wading through some $1.8 billion in funding requests for public works projects submitted by state…

December 13, 2015

$Colorado’s fracking battle goes before state Supreme Court$

Regional News

Colorado’s fracking battle goes before state Supreme Court

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, helped set off an energy boom in Colorado. It also stirred up a fight over potential…

December 9, 2015

Local News

Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission grapples with local-control issues

Consensus elusive in setting well standards

December 8, 2015

Nation & World

Ukraine stops buying Russian gas, closes airspace

breaks the deal the two made two months ago

November 26, 2015

Business

Texas all in on oil

Despite oil bust, state prepares more students for oil jobs

November 24, 2015

Local News

La Plata County commissioners at odds over gas rules

Republican Brad Blake questions opposition expressed by colleagues

November 23, 2015

Local News

BLM panel meets looking to set rules to ease oil and gas drilling impacts in Montezuma, La Plata counties

Residents urge additional protections

November 22, 2015

Local News

La Plata County raises concerns with Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission rules

Plata County deputy attorney: Rules will not satisfy citizens’ concerns

November 17, 2015