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Oil and gas industry to push for policy changes under Trump administration
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The oil and gas industry sees an opening to reverse “heavy handed mandates” with the incoming Trump administration, arguing that last week’s elections showed that Americans want the widest possible portfolio of energy sources — not “government mandates and restrictions.” Meanwhile, environmentalists are gearing up for a fight. In Colorado, oil and gas industry leaders said…
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5,276 acres in Colorado to be leased for oil, gas extraction
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The Bureau of Land Management is opening up 5,276 acres of federal land for oil and gas extraction in Colorado. The nine parcels lie in Jackson, Moffat, Rio Blanco and Weld counties. Other than a 120-acre parcel 14 miles east of Eaton in Weld County, they are all in northwest Colorado in areas where drillers…
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Poll: Broad support for ramped-up oil and gas production in Colorado
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The calls by state Republican lawmakers Wednesday to increase oil and gas production echo similar calls from congressional Republicans and their allies, such as the American Petroleum Institute. API on Wednesday released a poll showing nine out of 10 Colorado voters surveyed support the United States developing its own energy rather than relying on foreign sources, such as…
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Colorado passes sweeping new regulations for oil, gas development
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The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission this month passed sweeping regulations that officials say will cost oil and gas producers tens of millions of dollars per year in order to comply with the state’s emissions goals. The state Air Pollution Control Division wants the oil and gas industry to reduce its emissions by 36% by…
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Petroleum Institute’s Gerard in Denver: Policy is key to oil industry’s future
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As U.S. oil and gas companies continue to improve efficiency and productivity, the key to the industry’s future will lay in host of publicly policy decisions from foreign trade to an initiative on the Colorado ballot, Jack Gerard, the head of the American Petroleum Institute, said during a stop in Denver Thursday. “If we get…
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Report: Natural gas, oil support progress and opportunity in Colorado
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Natural gas and oil touch nearly every aspect of life in Colorado – with responsible, well-regulated development that protects the environment and public health, creating jobs and opportunity while providing significant support for public services, including the state’s education system. That’s the broad message contained in a new report, “Progress and Opportunity,” just released by American Petroleum…
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Oil and gas industry to work harder on reducing methane emissions, but still lags behind Colorado, expert says
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A coalition of some of the nation’s largest natural gas producers announced a new initiative this week to reduce methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. A handful of Colorado’s top oil and natural gas operators have so far signed up participate in the program, according to a list provided by the American Petroleum Institute.…
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Tipton supports bill to give states control over oil drilling on federal land
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WASHINGTON – A congressional committee that includes two Colorado congressmen approved a bill Wednesday that would give states greater control over rights to extract oil and gas from federal land. Colorado U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton is a supporter of the bill, called the Secure American Energy Act. A controversy over the legislation is whether states…
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Methane rule issue shows divide in opinion polls
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Oil and natural gas companies and their supporters continue to wage a war of words – and opinion polls – with backers of a Bureau of Land Management rule regulating emissions of methane from natural gas wells drilled on federal land, while a Colorado senator remains undecided on his stance on the rule. Earlier this…
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Ask an oil industry top guy: Jack Gerard on Colorado drilling and local control
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Jack Gerard is bullish on the oil and gas industry and its role in the the energy and manufacturing future. He would be, of course, because he is president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, the oil and gas industry’s comprehensive trade group and lobby shop. Gerard was in Denver this week to touch…
