Colorado court strikes down local fees for oil and gas wells
The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that Milliken, north of Denver, can’t charge energy companies a $400 annual “security inspection fee” to help pay for police officers to check on oil and gas...
View ArticleBall Corp. prices $1 billion offering of senior notes
Broomfield-based Ball Corp. on Thursday announced that it’s priced a public offering of $1 billion worth of senior notes, carrying a 4 percent interest rate, that would be due to be paid off in 2023....
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Colorado Energy Office’s new chief is ready
The Colorado Energy Office, created in 1977 to promote energy conservation in Colorado, has been through a lot in the last year, including a change in its name and mission, and a scathing audit in...
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DIA seeks women, minorities to open shop
Muluye Hailemariam spent a year selling jewelry and accessories from a cart on Concourse B at Denver International Airport, all the while aiming to fly higher. “I want to be an ambassador for DIA and...
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Colorado beats 5 Southwest states in support of electric vehicles
Colorado gets an A-minus grade when it comes to state policies that support electric vehicles, due to six bills supporting the industry that were passed by the Legislature this year, according to a new...
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IHS launches classes for new generation of petrochemicals workers
The worldwide boom in the petrochemical industry as the supply of natural gas soars means a new generation of workers is entering the field without a lot of basic knowledge, according to IHS Inc. So...
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Hickenlooper directs Colorado agencies to create water plan
The state will start work on a new "Colorado Water Plan" to figure out how to secure enough water supplies across the state to meet urban and rural demands, according to an executive order from Gov....
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Meritage Midstream to build crude oil shipping terminal in Wyoming
Meritage Midstream Services II LLC of Golden and Arch Coal Inc., the second largest coal producer in the United States, have announced plans to build a new rail terminal in Wyoming to move crude oil...
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Federal fracking proposal modeled on Colorado, but few are happy about it
Neither environmental groups nor the oil and gas industry are happy about a new draft of proposed rules governing hydraulic fracturing that were modeled on Colorado's existing rules. The proposal was...
View ArticleColorado health dept. working with Williams on Parachute Creek cleanup
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is launching into negotiations with Williams Cos. Inc. (NYSE: WMB) and subsidiary Bargath LLC for a “consent order” outlining the cleanup of an...
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Energy Fuels close to getting needed permit for uranium mill
Almost five years after Energy Fuels Inc. bought land in western Colorado for the nation’s first new uranium mill in three decades, the company has landed the Piñon Ridge mill’s required “radioactive...
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Oil industry buzzing over well near Kit Carson
A year ago, a Longmont company bid for 640 acres of state-owned mineral rights under Cheyenne County, on Colorado’s Eastern Plains — an area better known for wind farms than oil and gas operations. KDM...
View ArticleBoulder asks feds to limit cost of divorce from Xcel
Boulder has taken a big step on its path toward breaking off from Xcel Energy Inc. Attorneys for the city filed a petition Friday with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C. The...
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Opposing movies about fracking coming to Boulder
Boulder will be Ground Zero for the national fracking controversy Wednesday evening, when two films about the use of water, sand and chemicals to access oil and natural gas will be screened at the same...
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Fort Collins relaxes fracking ban for city's only oil company
Prospect Energy LLC, the only oil and gas company working inside Fort Collins, will be able to drill new wells — and used hydraulic fracturing — under an operating agreement approved by the city...
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CDOT asks: Is there money for I-70 mountain rail project?
Building a high-speed rail line along Colorado’s I-70 mountain corridor is technically feasible, but the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is hoping that the private sector will step up to...
View ArticleEnergy companies compete to fill jobs
The nation’s booming oil and gas industry needs more people. It needs all kinds of workers, from “petro professionals” with engineering degrees to licensed truck drivers that carry water, sand and...
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University of Denver professor: New transmission line product would save lives
In August 2003, a sagging power line touched a tree in northern Ohio — and within one hour, more than 50 million people in the northeastern United States and parts of Canada lost power in the largest...
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Energy companies convert fleets to CNG
A few years after Colorado’s oil and gas companies began adding cars and trucks that can run on natural gas to their fleets, industry subcontractors — big and small — are following their lead. Energy...
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In Colorado, could solar thermal energy be a more efficient answer?
The ability to produce electricity from sunlight via photovoltaic panels has garnered much attention in recent years. But some say using the sun’s heat, via solar thermal technologies, is a better way...
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