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Oil and gas trade groups sue BLM over “deficient” final leasing rule

May 20, 2024

World Oil (WO) – The Western Energy Alliance, the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico, New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, North Dakota Petroleum Council, Petroleum Association of Wyoming, and Utah Petroleum Association filed a lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.

U.S. Interior Department Approved 73 Drilling Permits in Wyoming during Shutdown

April 5, 2019

From the Casper Star-Tribune Federal workers for the Bureau of Land Management approved 73 oil and gas drilling permits in Wyoming during the 35-day government shutdown earlier this year, according to a public records request submitted by a western environmental group. A partial shutdown shuttered some federal agencies in late December as Congress and President Donald Trump bickered over the

Bureau of Land Management is Offering 236,010 Acres of Federal Oil and Gas Land in Colorado

July 3, 2018

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public scoping comments on it plan to offer approximately 236,010 acres of federal oil and gas leases on public lands managed by the Colorado River Valley, Grand Junction, Kremmling, Little Snake, Royal Gorge, Uncompahgre and White River field offices in the upcoming December 2018 competitive oil and gas lease sale. Before beginning an

Wyoming Files Suit Opposing BLM Rule on Flaring

November 23, 2016

Wyoming and Montana say rule is outside BLM’s authority, complicates development of resources At the request of Governor Matt Mead, the Wyoming Attorney General’s office has filed a petition for review of final agency action on the “Methane and Waste Reduction” rule promulgated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The State of Wyoming asserts the rule is outside the

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead Discusses Federal Oil and Gas Regulation with Oil & Gas 360®

April 26, 2016

The battle over oil and gas regulation heats up in Wyoming – states v. feds The Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management recently filed in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals looking to end an injunction placed against the agency as it looks to regulate oil and gas on federally controlled lands. Many states feel that the BLM has

BLM Appeals Wyoming Judge’s Injunction to Halt BLM’s New Frac Rules

April 21, 2016

The Department of Interior’s fracing regulations paused by Wyoming judge A group including several states and Native American tribes filed their final briefs with a Wyoming judge today to stop new federal rules regarding hydraulic fracturing. The U.S. Department of Interior is appealing a preliminary injunction by filing their opening brief this week in the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of

Energy Upside: Production Begins at the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

March 4, 2016

ConocoPhillips expects peak production of 16 MBOPD from National Petroleum Reserves Oil began to flow for the first time from Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserves this week since President Warren G. Harding dedicated the resources as an emergency supply of oil for the U.S. in 1923. The North Slope project, operated by ConocoPhillips (ticker: COP, ConocoPhillips.com), is expected to produce 16

Wyoming Court Files Injunction against Federal Fracing Rules

October 1, 2015

Judge Scott Skavdahl Blocks Proposed Government Regulations The final day of September marked the end of Q3’15 for the majority of oil and gas companies. The same definitive timeframe doesn’t apply for hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands, which created a new chapter as corporations closed the books on their latest quarterly financial results. On September 30, 2105, U.S. District Court

Wyoming Judge Temporarily Halts New BLM Regulations in Four States

June 30, 2015

BLM head Sally Jewell says old regulations were behind the times U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl of Wyoming granted a request by Colorado, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming to temporarily delay new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations today while the court decides if they are legal, reports the Denver Post. The new BLM regulations would have created a number of

Colorado BLM Lease Sale Nets $32.1 Million

May 18, 2015

Over 25,000 acres of federal forest land auctioned in recent BLM sale In its largest oil and gas lease sale in Colorado since 2008, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sold 73 parcels totaling 32,962 acres for $32.1 million last Thursday. The highest per-acre price was for a 1,919-acre parcel in Weld County, sold to Ironhorse Resources for $10,100 per

Colorado and North Dakota Join Wyoming in Lawsuit v. BLM Rulemaking

April 29, 2015

Three States are Suing the Federal Government to Preserve State Jurisdiction A federal judge has decided to allow North Dakota and Colorado to join a Wyoming lawsuit that challenges new rules from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management regarding drilling on federal lands. “North Dakota regulators say the new federal rule could add years to the permitting process and hamper

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