The Weld County oil & gas department will open August 5 Weld Commissioners say the action “solidifies their commitment of preserving oil and gas production in the county” By Bevo Beaven, Editor, Oil & Gas 360 In the wake of Colorado’s energy overhaul law, SB 19-181, which passed the Colorado legislature and was signed into law this spring, allowing counties
Colorado Governor Jared Polis held a brief bill signing ceremony today at which he signed Senate Bill 19-181 into law. The act that overhauls much of Colorado’s energy regulation landscape became law today, effective immediately after being signed into law by Gov. Polis. The bill was enacted by the Colorado Legislature in recent weeks. It was signed by the president
With 6 Dems and 4 Republicans on Senate Appropriations Committee, advancement after Friday’s hearing was virtually assured The Colorado General Assembly is wasting no time rocketing the contentious energy revamp bill through the State House. Senate Bill 19-181 was introduced on March 1, 2019—just a week ago—and It’s moving along partisan lines at record speed. By the end of business
From the Denver Business Journal Colorado legislative Democrats who broadly have made oil and gas regulation a key goal for the 2019 session have begun to narrow their aims to two specific goals — changing the mission of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission away from promoting the industry, and finding a still-undefined way to offer more authority over
A deeper look at initiative 97 If Colorado voters choose to stop drilling by passing initiative #97 on Nov. 6, the economic ramifications are deep – Colorado governor has no veto power over the measure Nine weeks from today Colorado’s voters will have the opportunity to vote ‘Yes’ on a measure that will essentially shut down new drilling, workovers and
Activists call commissioners ‘baby killers’ as local control of oil and gas brings indigestion to Sandoval County Commission meetings Commissioners are stuck in between an animated anti-oil and gas movement and concerns about their county’s economic well-being From the Daily Caller Environmentalists in a small New Mexico county are ratcheting up the rhetoric against local fracking ordinances as government officials
County Board of Supervisors put in strong zoning restrictions before looking into imposing an all-out frac ban From Fredricksburg.com/The Free Lance-Star Westmoreland County, Va. – Moments after the Westmoreland Board of Supervisors passed amendments Monday night to strictly limit gas and oil drilling, board members asked the county attorney to start researching a possible moratorium on the activity. Supervisors said
Crestone Peak sues Town of Erie to overturn new odor ordinance As oil and gas drilling gets closer to communities, residents are compelling elected leaders to set limits, using land-use and zoning codes to control industrial operations From the Longmont Times-Call Crestone Peak Resources filed a lawsuit Thursday in Weld County seeking to have Erie’s newly enacted odor ordinance ruled unconstitutional. The
Anti-Oil & Gas Signatures will be Counted Last; ‘Amending the Constitution’ Measure Clears Ballot Today Lynn Bartels, communications director for the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, told Oil & Gas 360® yesterday that two anti-oil and gas initiatives, which were turned in by signature collectors right as the deadline bell sounded last week, are the last in line to be counted
Two House Democrats joined Republicans in stopping the bill Two Colorado House Democrats, Representatives Paul Rosenthal and Ed Vigil, joined House Republicans in stopping HB 1355 Monday. In a form that passed out of committee last month, HB 1355 granted cities and counties new powers to limit the location of drilling rigs through zoning. Realizing that the bill would not
Parties spoke today at the COGCC rulemaking hearing in Denver, Colorado A crowded room listened intently today as several parties shared their concerns with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) over new rules being put in place after study and recommendation by the Colorado Oil and Gas Task Force. In September 2014, Colorado Governor Hickenlooper created the task
New regulations aimed at mitigating effects of oil and gas near urban areas The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) released the draft proposal for two new regulations after more than a year of consideration from the Colorado Oil and Gas Task Force with local stakeholders. In September 2014, Colorado Governor Hickenlooper created the task force in order to
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