Federal Court Blocks Oil & Gas Drilling on 282 Leases in WyomingFederal Court Blocks Oil & Gas Drilling on 282 Leases in WyomingThe judge did not block drilling statewide, but only ordered the BLM not allow drilling on 282 lease sites until it reconsiders its analyses.Tom MortonTom Morton
Wyoming Regulators Deny Protest of Company’s Drilling PlansWyoming Regulators Deny Protest of Company’s Drilling PlansA different group of landowners brought similar complaints that the commission denied last year.Associated PressAssociated Press
Administration Eases Rules That Protect Sage GrouseAdministration Eases Rules That Protect Sage GrouseCritics warned the changes could wipe out grouse colonies as drilling disrupts breeding grounds. Associated PressAssociated Press
Group Seeks to Block Big Wyoming Gas Drilling ProjectThe wells would be drilled in an area covering some 220 square miles.Associated PressAssociated Press
President Trump Rolls Back Pollution Rules for Drilling on U.S. LandsPresident Trump Rolls Back Pollution Rules for Drilling on U.S. LandsIt comes a week after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed weakening a separate methane emissions rule affecting private land and some public lands.Associated PressAssociated Press
U.S. Rig Count Remains at 1,057; Wyoming Loses 1U.S. Rig Count Remains at 1,057; Wyoming Loses 1Texas gained three rigs, Louisiana and Pennsylvania each increased by two and Oklahoma added one.Associated PressAssociated Press
National Rig Count Up 2 to 1,054; Wyoming UnchangedNational Rig Count Up 2 to 1,054; Wyoming UnchangedAlaska and California each lost one rig.Associated PressAssociated Press
Purchase Puts More of Wyoming Range Off-Limits to DrillingFederal law prohibits new oil and gas leasing in the area though older leases could still be drilled. Associated PressAssociated Press
U.S. Rig Count Up to 1,062; Wyoming Loses 2U.S. Rig Count Up to 1,062; Wyoming Loses 2The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981. It bottomed out in May of 2016 at 404.Associated PressAssociated Press
Rig Count Up – Wyoming GainsRig Count Up – Wyoming GainsAmong major oil- and gas-producing states, Oklahoma added two rigs, and Colorado, Texas, and Wyoming each added one.Associated PressAssociated Press