Former U.S. Congressman Bob Beauprez won Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial nomination with 31% of Republican votes. In November, Beauprez will challenge Democrat incumbent Governor John Hickenlooper to become the state’s chief executive. How do the two candidates compare — on paper? Born in Lafayette, Colorado on September 22, 1948, Beauprez grew up on his family’s dairy farm. He majored in physical
Public sentiment about hydraulic fracture stimulation (fracing) and other aspects of oil and gas exploration and production in Colorado has generated a lot of sentiment in recent months. A variety of Colorado municipalities want to institute local rules, ballot initiatives have been proposed, signatures are being collected, Congressman Jared Polis and Governor John Hickenlooper have weighed in, some local bans
On Monday, June 23, the Supreme Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) expansion of authority for the first time in years. The case was Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency et al. A major part of the case was the EPA’s attempt to bypass Congressional support for any regulations it might want to pass. Justice Scalia
On June 2, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved to the second phase of its Clean Power Plan. According to the EPA, the Plan “cuts carbon pollution from existing power plants, the single largest source of carbon pollution in the United States. Today’s proposal will protect public health, move the United States toward a cleaner environment and fight climate change
March Madness may be recognized as the most exhilarating tournament in sports, but spectators simultaneously viewing the stock market with the Federal Reserve news conference on March 19, 2014, were treated to a roller coaster ride of their own. The market hung on every word spoken during Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen’s debut until the organization insisted it will maintain the
Petróleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, is Mexico’s sole producer of crude oil, natural gas and refined products. The company provides Mexico with one-third of government income and was the ninth largest oil producer in the world in 2012. The oil and gas industry in Mexico has been nationalized since 1938, but production has declined every year since 2004 (24% overall). However,
Magellan Petroleum Corporation (ticker: MPET) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with assets in the US, Australia, and the UK. The Company is primarily focused on the development of a CO2-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) program at Poplar Dome in eastern Montana. The Poplar, acquired by Magellan in 2009, is the largest geologic structure in the western
Acorn Energy Inc. (ticker: ACFN) is a holding company whose four portfolio companies help their customers achieve greater productivity, reliability, security, and efficiency-factors which can lead to greater profitability. US Seismic supplies fiber optic sensing solutions to increase oil/gas production and lower costs. DSIT provides security solutions from underwater threats to naval and marine based energy assets. GridSense® and OmniMetrix™
Resolute Energy Corp. (ticker: REN) is engaged in the acquisition, development and production of onshore domestic hydrocarbons, principally crude oil. Resolute’s producing assets are the Aneth Field in the Paradox Basin of Utah and Hilight Field in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming, in the Permian Basin of West Texas and in the Bakken trend in the Williston Basin of
Gary Evans, Chairman and CEO of Magnum Hunter Resources appeared on Bloomberg’s Taking Stock to discuss the benefits of the Keystone pipeline, U.S. production growth driven by plays like the Bakken and Marcellus/Utica, as well as the company’s recent share price appreciation. Important disclosures: The information provided herein is believed to be reliable; however, EnerCom, Inc. makes no representation or warranty
Magellan Petroleum Corporation (ticker: MPET) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with assets in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The development of a CO2-enhanced oil recovery program at its Poplar Dome assets in eastern Montana is its primary focus. Magellan’s U.K. properties are onshore and include the Weald and Wessex Basins prospective for unconventional
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc., (ticker: HNR) headquartered in Houston, Texas, is an independent energy company with primary assets in Venezuela, exploration assets in Indonesia, West Africa and China. On December 16, 2013, Harvest Natural Resources confirmed it had closed the first phase of a two-phase process to sell its assets in Venezuela and received $125 million ($122 million net), as
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