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American Eagle Energy Corp., a small Denver-area oil and gas company with operations in North Dakota, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the federal bankruptcy court in Denver.
It's the latest example of fallout from low crude oil and natural gas prices that have sent Colorado's energy industry reeling.
Already, energy companies have cut billions from their budgets and laid off thousands of people nationwide in the last several months. Industry analysts also have said they expected…