Wyoming Panel Passes Update to Drilling Application Process
The commission has received nearly 66,000 applications for renewable drilling permits from oil and gas operators in the past three years.
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Report: Cleanup of Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells Could Cost US
American Petroleum Institute spokesman Reid Porter said the industry group was reviewing the report and had no immediate comment.
Idaho, Utah Seek to Intervene in Trump Drilling Plan Lawsuit
Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little says preserving sage grouse is best accomplished with a collaborative process.
Up to 4,250 Oil and Gas Wells Proposed in Central Wyoming
A combination of horizontal and vertical wells would be drilled under the proposal.
Crews Begin Drilling to Test Carbon Dioxide Storage in Wyoming
Researchers plan to collect 3D seismic data later this year.
Federal Court Blocks Oil & Gas Drilling on 282 Leases in Wyoming
The judge did not block drilling statewide, but only ordered the BLM not allow drilling on 282 lease sites until it reconsiders its analyses.
Wyoming Regulators Deny Protest of Company's Drilling Plans
A different group of landowners brought similar complaints that the commission denied last year.
Administration Eases Rules That Protect Sage Grouse
Critics warned the changes could wipe out grouse colonies as drilling disrupts breeding grounds.
Group Seeks to Block Big Wyoming Gas Drilling Project
The wells would be drilled in an area covering some 220 square miles.
President Rolls Back Pollution Rules for Drilling on U.S. Lands
It comes a week after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed weakening a separate methane emissions rule affecting private land and some public lands.