When a January cold snap kept highs across Colorado in the teens, Coloradans were grateful for natural gas to keep their homes and businesses warm and well lit. Now the bills for that energy are coming due and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has turned on natural gas, calling it “unreliable,” and arguing that the state
Read More...In Aurora, Colorado, new residents are back on an old theme—arguing that fracking will hurt groundwater. Many of their claims are concerns that Energy in Depth first debunked more than a decade ago. To give an overview of the issue, Energy in Depth is out with a new video that goes back to the history
Read More...A recent article from EnergyWire highlights Colorado’s push to be the “capital of ‘responsibly sourced’ oil and gas” with Colorado operators taking innovative steps to produce energy cleaner and in alignment with the toughest regulations in the world. From the article: “It is certainly the future Colorado oil and gas industry leaders want to see
Read More...As consumers continue to face high gasoline and utility bills, the Biden administration refuses to use the most readily available resource in the country – the federal lands leasing process – to help bring down prices. Simply put, Americans are feeling pain at the pump in part because of an administration that continues to slow
Read More...With just four days until the 2022 midterm elections, it’s worth noting that during this election season, it’s been eerily quiet on any notable pushes to decrease oil and natural gas production in Colorado, a state trending blue with some of the nation’s toughest regulations. In fact, this is the first election cycle in a
Read More...Almost a week after the two-day hearing to consider a new oil and gas project just outside Broomfield, the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) approved the proposed well site at Cosslett East and denied the city and county of Broomfield’s (CCOB) attempt to use findings from a flawed health survey to serve as
Read More...As President Biden and other policymakers discuss potential solutions to reduce energy prices for American consumers including increasing U.S. oil and natural gas production, “Keep It In the Ground” activists in Colorado continue to try and stop the safe and sustainable development of the state’s abundant energy resources. These efforts come despite the Colorado’s stringent
Read More...On Wednesday, President Biden will travel to Colorado to attend an event at Camp Hale with Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and other elected officials where he is expected to designate a new national monument and to tout the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act. But the timing of the visit is interesting given that the greatest
Read More...The Environmental Protection Agency has responded to Gov. Jared Polis’s (D) plea for an ozone waiver that he previously declined, and the news isn’t good for Colorado drivers. The EPA confirmed that Polis’s decision not to seek an ozone nonattainment waiver means that Coloradans will be required to buy reformulated gasoline, which is more expensive,
Read More...Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) recently did a 180 on ozone, saying Colorado should have the same waiver as other states – the same waiver the governor rejected in 2019 when he broke from former Governor John Hickenlooper saying that the state couldn’t “sit back and rely on a waiver or other countries to get
Read More...Data analyzed by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) shows that methane emissions along Colorado’s Front Range are continuing to fall and that for years, producers in the state have been on the forefront of environmental protection. According to a COGA press release, recent studies show that methane emissions have decreased significantly since 2015,
Read More...In a significant milestone for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), the Bureau of Land Management has approved and authorized for the first time ever a private company—ExxonMobil—to construct underground infrastructure and store CO2 deep underground on federal lands in Wyoming. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has continuously evolved over the last 50 years, becoming a
Read More...In a heated political environment, energy issues—from fracking to natural gas bans and energy access—can quickly become contentious topics. Even so, it is important for the industry and its partners to find ways to talk with the public about energy issues and how policies to restrict energy choice would affect business and household budgets. Addressing
Read More...The past several years have been challenging for Colorado oil and natural gas companies who are working to comply with stiff new regulations and surging demand following pandemic shutdowns, but the fundamentals of the Denver-Julesburg Basin remain strong. “When has the DJ been uneconomic?” asked Andrew Haney of Nickel Road Operating during the opening day
Read More...This week, the Colorado Oil & Gas Association is holding its 34th Annual Energy Summit, focusing on how evolving economic conditions and ongoing regulatory overhauls impact the future of the oil and natural gas industry in the state, a role that’s “never been more critical” in the middle of so much uncertainty. Ahead of the
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