Energy and natural resources finalists for the 2013 DBJ Power Book
John B. Curtis Professor emeritus of geology and geological engineering Colorado School of Mines Golden 303-273-3887 www.potentialgas.org John Curtis oversees the Potential Gas Committee, a nationwide...
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Darrin Henke fronts groundbreaking deal for Encana
A groundbreaking deal between Denver’s Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. and Nucor Corp., the biggest steel manufacturer in the nation, has rigs running and natural gas wells pumping in western Colorado...
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IHS’s executive chairman named Colorado’s Chief Recovery Officer
Gov. John Hickenlooper has named Jerre Stead, the executive chairman of IHS Inc., to be Colorado’s Chief Recovery Officer in charge of coordinating the state’s recovery from the massive flood damage....
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Vestas lands big order for wind farms
Two Colorado companies are teaming up to build more wind farms across the United States. Danish Vestas Wind Systems, with four manufacturing plants along Colorado’s Front Range, said Friday it’s...
View Article22,000 gallons of oil spill into floodwaters
The number of “notable” releases of oil and gas due to damage from Colorado’s floodwaters has risen from two to five, according to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC). The...
View ArticleXcel Energy: Damage to Colorado equipment 'unprecedented'
Xcel Energy Inc. on Friday called the flood damage to its poles, wires, electrical equipment and natural gas pipelines in Colorado “unprecedented.” The company said it expects that “thousands” of...
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Xcel Energy spokesman shares images of flood damage in Boulder County
As Colorado’s floodwaters recede, Xcel Energy Inc.’s crews are getting their first glimpses of areas cut off by the rushing water, and the damage it wrought on poles, wires, natural gas pipelines and...
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Contractors chosen to repair Colorado highways damaged by floods
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has hired four contractors to start repairing three major mountain corridors as well as highways in eastern Colorado that were damaged by the flood....
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Colorado flood-related oil spills rise, but how does that compare to a...
Colorado oil and gas regulators are now tracking eight “notable” releases from industry equipment damaged by the floods that buckled roads and torn apart bridges across 4,500 miles of the state. Over...
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What 3 things do environmental groups want from the oil and gas industry?
Environmental groups raise three basic concerns about the impact of the oil and gas industry. That’s according to Mark Brownstein, the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Defense Fund’s associate vice...
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Colorado asks Congress to lift cap on emergency repairs to flood-damaged roads
Saying that early assessments of the repairs needed by Colorado’s flood-damaged roads amount to “several hundred million dollars,” Gov. John Hickenlooper is asking Congress to lift the $100 million cap...
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NREL: Wind, solar power benefits can outweigh fossil fuel costs
Increasing the amount of renewable energy on the grid increases maintenance costs for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants, but savings generated by not buying fossil fuels outweigh those costs,...
View ArticleColorado floods carried contaminated water, but rivers could rebound long term
Colorado health officials say they know that “millions of gallons” of raw sewage were washed into the state’s floodwaters, and are working to better assess the magnitude of the spills. “Some wastewater...
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FasTracks’ North Metro line draws four teams into bid competition
Four teams are vying for the chance to design and build the FasTracks’ 18.5 mile North Metro line from downtown’s Denver Union Station to State Highway 7 north of Denver, according to the Regional...
View ArticleShell pulling out of Colorado oil shale research project
A month after Royal Dutch Shell’s U.S. subsidiary said it would pursue its oil shale research project in Colorado while selling off other oil and gas assets, the company has reversed its decision....
View ArticleShell Oil’s shut down of oil shale project not a first, and no surprise to some
It will take some time for Royal Dutch Shell’s U.S. subsidiary to shut down its research into producing crude oil from western Colorado’s underground oil shale reserves, according to company...
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DIA development dispute in the hands of out-of-state mediator
What does the decades-long battle over Colorado’s water supply have in common with a metro-area squabble over future development at Denver International Airport? One man. John Bickerman, of Bickerman...
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Natural-gas cars next up
Cars and trucks that run on natural gas have been touted as good alternative-fuel vehicles for fleets. But the natural gas industry is working with Detroit to make such vehicles for the everyday...
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Renewable energy school Ecotech Institute in Aurora gets new president
Ecotech Institute in Aurora has appointed David Needham as its new president, effective Nov. 4. The private school’s parent company, Education Corporation of America, announced Needham’s appointment on...
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Vestas' new hires will start out as temporary
Vestas Wind Systems has announced a hiring spree — but is changing its hiring practices due to the volatility of the U.S. renewable energy market in the last few years. The jobs the Danish wind turbine...
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