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- Oil Drops Sharply in October 2014
The price of oil dropped sharply in October, causing some trepidation among America's mineral and royalty owners. Since June of this year, oil prices have been sliding, but realized the largest ...
- Fracking Wells Possible Culprit of Texas Earthquakes
Energy companies deny a direct link between the earthquakes and the wells, citing a lack of evidence. The vast majority of the 35,000 disposal wells throughout Texas have reported no seismic activity, ...
- Oil Drops Sharply in October 2014
The price of oil dropped sharply in October, causing some trepidation among America's mineral and royalty owners. Since June of this year, oil prices have been sliding, but realized the largest ...
- Industry and Locals Battle over Fracking
The battle for the future of oil and gas drilling in the United States is playing out in Colorado as both the industry and environmental groups step up efforts to beat back the other side. Both sides ...
- Colorado Becomes Energy Battleground
As I reported last week, Boulder, Lafayette and Fort Collins passed measures with solid margins to suspend or ban the technique formally known as hydraulic fracturing. But a fourth community, ...
- Permit Bids Soar in Colorado
The new regulations by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), which went into effect by August 1, require wells to be at least 500 feet from the nearest occupied building, mandate ...