Gas and Oil

Local News

‘Orphaned’ oil and gas wells are on the rise

Wells left behind by industry saddle Western states

January 17, 2018

Business

Expect moderate gas price increases in 2018

Fracking could mitigate expected gasoline price increases

January 7, 2018

Business

Oil and gas lease sale near Hay Gulch scheduled for March

80 acres on private property goes to auction

January 2, 2018

Local News

Utah’s Hatch to retire, opening door to Romney

Hatch played a role in scaling back national monuments

January 2, 2018

State Nation World

Trump administration rescinding rules for oil, gas drilling

Ed Andrieski/Associated Press file The rules developed under President Barack Obama would have applied mainly in the West, where most…

January 1, 2018

BP fined $40,000 for 2016 spill into Sauls Creek

Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission approves fine

December 16, 2017

Business

Critics of oil, gas leasing near Chaco sense déjà vu

Industry encouraged by Trump administration’s desire to develop resources

December 9, 2017

Cow blamed for spill at well site in southeast La Plata County

Animal ‘inadvertently’ opened valve, releasing ‘produced water’

December 5, 2017

Local News

Methane levels spike in man’s water near Ignacio

Resident searches for cause, source of pollution

November 12, 2017

Controversy burns over methane rule

Interior Department seeks one-year delay

November 4, 2017

What if the gas boom doesn’t come back?

Natural gas drilling may never boom again for Western Colorado

November 3, 2017

State oil and gas agency fines deceased well operator more than $650,000

Well site near Redmesa found to be in disrepair

November 2, 2017

Local News

Evidence links quakes on Colorado border to energy waste wells

A paper published last week by researchers at the University of Colorado concluded that the wastewater caused a big enough…

October 25, 2017

Business

BLM pulls plan to auction oil and gas lease near Shenandoah

80 acres still up for sale in March

October 24, 2017

State is on the hook to clean up oil and gas wells

Project is one of largest in Colorado

October 23, 2017

Local News

National tribal group calls for drilling moratorium around Chaco

They seek to halt energy development in parts of San Juan Basin

October 21, 2017

Business

Energy industry sues Denver suburb over oil, gas regulations

The Denver Post reported the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the American Petroleum Institute sued Thornton on Tuesday. City…

October 13, 2017

Shenandoah residents upset over potential gas and oil development

Homeowners says they were unaware of lease sale

October 3, 2017

$Appeals court sidesteps decision on U.S. fracking regulations$

Business

Appeals court sidesteps decision on U.S. fracking regulations

A drilling rig south of Durango near U.S. Highway 550.Durango Herald file The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in…

September 22, 2017

Business

New Mexico Democrats push feds to limit drilling near Chaco

Delegation wants 10-mile buffer zone preserved

September 11, 2017

Local News

Navajo solar plant breaks new ground

Navajos plant can power 13,000 homes

August 30, 2017

Local News

Noise is biggest source of oil, gas complaints in Colorado

A BP gas well. Through July, there have been 704 noise complaints about oil and gas operations.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Noise…

August 22, 2017

Local News

Kinder Morgan to stop claiming disputed deduction

Assessor continues audits to determine back taxes owed

August 16, 2017

Local News

U.S. rig count decreases by 5 this week to 949

HOUSTON â€” The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. decreased by five this week…

August 13, 2017