BLM to auction more drilling rights on Pawnee National Grassland
For sale to the highest bidder: Thousands of acres of federally owned mineral rights in two southern Colorado counties and in the Pawnee National Grassland near the Colorado-Wyoming border....
View ArticleExclusive: Here's how much it could cost you to dodge I-70 mountain traffic
How much would you pay to dodge Denver-bound traffic jams on Interstate 70 in the mountains? Would you pay $3 to use your ExpressToll transponder to pay the toll to slide down the Colorado Department...
View ArticleHead of CDOT division that oversaw U.S. 36 expansion is leaving position
Michael Cheroutes, the first director of the state’s “High Performance Transportation Enterprise” which focuses on public-private partnerships to build big road projects, is leaving for the private...
View Article5 things to know in Colorado energy this week
Here’s your five things to know about Colorado’s energy sector for this week, short and sweet: 1) Folks from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce came to Denver in early August to study the city’s...
View ArticleColorado energy company to boost investment in Ohio — by a lot
MarkWest Energy Partners LP and a partner, The Energy Minerals Group, will build a new gathering system focused on moving natural gas produced by the Utica Shale in Ohio. Denver’s MarkWest (NYSE: MWE)...
View ArticleColorado's own methane rules are far stricter than EPA proposal
Colorado’s groundbreaking 2014 rules designed to clamp down on methane leaks from oil and gas wells across the state are far stricter than the proposal issued today by the U.S. Environmental Protection...
View ArticleHeadquarters update on tap for Denver Water
Denver Water is planning a $195 million, four-year redevelopment of its 34.6-acre headquarters campus at 1600 W. 12th Ave. southwest of downtown. The utility, established in 1918, is Colorado’s biggest...
View ArticleColorado oil & gas prices down sharply -- and that means 'domino-like' drop...
With the sales price for oil and natural gas produced in Colorado tumbling like crazy, production will also decline in the state this year. And that could soon lead to a painful pinch in tax revenue...
View ArticleColorado entrepreneur explains why he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Colorado entrepreneur and manufacturing executive Craig Walker and his wife, Susan, said in a federal court filing that they want a federal judge to oversee “an orderly and fair” voluntary Chapter 11...
View ArticleDenver Water to push sustainability with $195M campus redevelopment
Denver Water wants to model good behavior in Colorado as it remakes its headquarters, hoping that customers will incorporate new ways to use and reuse water in their own projects. The utility is the...
View ArticleDenver oil and gas company launched with $300 million
Monday was a big day for Evolution Midstream LLC, as the new Denver-based oil and gas midstream company announced it has an initial commitment of $300 million from its management team and private...
View Article5 things to know in Colorado energy this week
Here's your 5 things to know in Colorado's energy sector this week, short and sweet. 1) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency came out with its proposed, nationwide rules to clamp down on methane...
View ArticleNew 16th Street Mall shuttles to be all-electric, quiet, less smelly
The new shuttle buses for the free 16th Street Mall will be fully electric, zero-emission and a lot quieter. The Regional Transportation District on Monday approved a contract with BYD Motors Inc., a...
View ArticlePain and gain on the way for oil and gas industry, say experts at COGA energy...
The pain isn’t over for the oil and gas industry, according to speakers at the Rocky Mountain Energy Summit, the Colorado Oil & Gas Association’s annual industry conference underway this week. But...
View ArticleOil below $40? That's an opportunity to start an energy business
Low crude-oil prices — below $40 a barrel for the third day in a row today — make it a great time to start a new oil and gas company, said speakers at the Rocky Mountain Energy Summit in Denver. “This...
View ArticleEncana, Erie reach groundbreaking agreement on oil and gas operations
After months of negotiations, Erie town officials and Encana Corp., one of Colorado’s biggest energy companies, have reached an agreement governing how oil and gas operations will be conducted in the...
View ArticleColorado senators worried about Iran deal, EPA ozone regulations
In a wide-ranging discussion Wednesday, Colorado’s two U.S. senators said they have concerns about the Iran deal and regulations coming from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that could affect...
View ArticleAs oil prices cool, Colorado's DJ Basin stays hot, says Noble Energy CEO
Oil prices are low, but Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin ranks among the top energy basins in the nation. So say David Stover, president and CEO of Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL), one of the...
View ArticleFederal judge blocks water pollution rule opposed by Colorado, other states
A federal judge in North Dakota on Thursday granted a request by Colorado and 12 other states and blocked a federal rule that aims to extend the agencies’ authority to over small streams and wetlands....
View ArticleThe leak hunters: Bringing greenhouse-gas emissions into focus
Jeff Arens aims what looks like a simple hand-held camera — the kind used by parents at their kids’ school performances and games — inside a metal cabinet filled with pipes, gauges and other equipment....
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