Oil & Gas

Oil and gas industry to push for policy changes under Trump administration

The oil and gas industry sees an opening to reverse “heavy handed mandates” with the incoming Trump administration, arguing that last week’s elections showed that Americans want the widest possible portfolio of energy sources — not “government mandates and restrictions.”

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New rules would limit use of fresh water in oil-and-gas operations

To reduce the amount of fresh water used in oil-and-gas drilling, operators must ensure a certain percentage of water they are using in extraction is reused or recycled under a plan set to be released in the next week by a legislatively created advisory group.

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Colorado regulators appear to reach consensus on cumulative-impacts regulations for oil & gas

After four weeks of testimony and debate, Colorado regulators seem to have aligned on new cumulative-impacts rules that will require more protections from oil and gas firms wanting to drill in already impacted areas but will not shut off future projects altogether.

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Dan Haley, head of Colorado Oil & Gas Association, plans to leave post when a successor is found

Dan Haley, who as the head of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association has been the industry’s most high-profile advocate in legislative, regulatory and ballot initiative battles, is leaving the association.

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State regulators on verge of passing new cumulative-impact requirements on oil-and-gas projects

Colorado regulators are debating an “enormous” set of regulations that will require consideration of the cumulative impacts of any new or expanded oil-and-gas project on air, water and other natural resources before state officials can grant operating permits.

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Colorado’s oil & gas industry faces more regulation with emissions-cutting rules

Colorado officials are advancing rules to cut carbon emissions in yet another sector — this time in the midstream sector of the oil and gas industry, a battleground area in which both industry and environmental leaders worry already about the proposed regulations.

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