Sunday, January 5, 2025

Colorado’s Draft Oil And Gas Rules Fail To Satisfy Those Seeking Local Control

From KUNC The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is considering two new rules governing how oil and gas operators work in populated areas. The draft rules stem from two unanimous recommendations made by Gov. John Hickenlooper’s oil and gas task force. Both relate to giving local governments more say in where companies drill. The task force’s goal was to

U.S. Investigates Venezuelan Oil Giant

From The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The directors of one of Spain’s leading construction companies were delighted to land an appointment with Rafael Ramírez, the president of Petróleos de Venezuela, to talk about their plans to bid on a $1.5 billion electric-power project for the Venezuelan state oil giant. But when they showed up at the JW Marriott Hotel in Caracas,

As oil industry bleeds jobs, Asia’s green energy drive offers bright spot

From Reuters SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Renewables are powering a rare bright spot in the energy industry, with record job hiring in solar, wind and hydro partly offsetting the biggest round of job losses in the oil and gas sector in almost two decades. The boom in new green jobs is being led by Asia where governments in countries such as